LEMMON, District Judge.
Literally as well as figuratively, this case involves "a new twist". The central question presented is whether the use of a twist instead of a clip to join steel wire hop-picking fingers constitutes patentable invention.
The device in question traveled a rocky road through the Patent Office. The original application, filed on August 28, 1944, contained 14 claims. On November 15, 1944, the Examiner rejected all of them as being anticipated...
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