Note: Only unanimous cases (0 degree of dissent). Click view original for network description.
This map combines two 3-degree citation networks in the patent field. First, there is the network linking Alice Corp (2014) to Funk Brothers (1948). This is combined with the 3-degree network linking Bilski (2010) with Chakrabarty (1980).
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This is Spaeth Visualization of the map above. There are 13 cases in this network with a low average degree of dissent (.35).
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| Doctrinal Area | Recent Case | Older Case |
| TM Tacking | Hannah (2015) | TSC (1975) |
| Royalties | Kimble (2015) | Brulotte (1964) |
| Patents | Alice Corp (2014) | Funk Bros (1948) |