Hotchkiss v. Greenwood SKH

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Summary

  • Patent for a process of making knobs for doors and cabinets
  • Claimed novelty for material
  • Nothing new about door knobs or the shanks/axels to turn the latch
  • Ultimately arguing about jury instructions
    • questions of law and questions of fact

Decision

  • Decided there was nothing other than substitution of material
  • Patent is not valid because nothing with invented