Originality
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
In Patent Law. The finding out, the contriving, the creating of something which did not exist and was not known before, and which can be made useful and advantageous in the pursuits of life, or which can add to the enjoyment of mankind.
Conover v. Roach, 4 Fish. Pat. Cas. 16, Fed. Cas. No. 3,125.