Marder v. Dey’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““We are far from satisfied that the mere suggestion that a device attached to an entirely different mechanism be added to a time recorder completed the invention, and, unless the invention was complete, Marder ‘was inventing, but had not invented, and he must have invented before the law will come to his protection.’ Mergenthaler v. Scud-der, 11 App. D. C. 264 . ‘Invention consists of the conception of the idea and of means for putting it in practice and producing the desired result.’ Burson v. Vogel, 29 App. D. C. 388 . * * * • “We conclude that the Commissioner was right in ruling that Murder’s conception embraced merely the result desired, ‘without any definite idea of the manner in which the same could be accomplished.’ * * * ”' (Italics ours.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. O'Donnell v. Hartt