Gill v. Wells

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1874-10-26

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Mr. Justice CLIFFORD delivered the opinion of the court. Valid letters-patent may be granted for an invention which consists entirely in a new combination of old ingredients, provided it appears that the new combination of the ingredients produces a new and useful result; but the rule is equally well settled, in such a case, that the invention consists merely…

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