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KATZ v. HORNI SIGNAL MFG. CORPORATION

No. 76.

145 F.2d 961 (1944)

KATZ v. HORNI SIGNAL MFG. CORPORATION.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

As Amended December 20, 1944.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caesar & Rivise, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Henry L. Burkitt, of New York City, and A. D. Caesar and Charles W. Rivise, both of Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel), for appellant.

Pennie, Davis, Marvin & Edmonds, of New York City (Daniel V. Mahoney and Edmund M. Squire, both of New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before SWAN, AUGUSTUS N. HAND and FRANK, Circuit Judges.

FRANK, Circuit Judge.

1. Epoch-making "discoveries" of "mere" general scientific "laws," without more, cannot be patented.1 So the great "discoveries" of Newton or Faraday could not have been rewarded with such a grant of monopoly. Interestingly enough, apparently many scientists like Faraday care little for monetary rewards; generally the motives of such outstanding geniuses are not pecuniary.2 Perhaps (although...

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