Fairbanks, Morse & Co. v. C. A. Stickney & Co.

Citations

• 115 F. 720
• 1902 U.S. App. LEXIS 4962

Syllabus

<p>.1. Patents — Invention—New Combination of Old Elements.</p> <p>Where it is admitted that the device of complainant’s patent consists entirely of a combination of old and well-known elements, the burden rests on him to show that such combination produces a new and better result than that produced by prior combinations to sustain the claim of patentable invention.</p> <p>2. Same — Friction Clutch Mechanism.</p> <p>The Hobart patent, No. 655,440, for a clutch mechanism, held void, on the evidence, for lack of patentable invention.</p>