adaptation to new use
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 80 U.S. 453 - Tucker v. Spalding · 1871Most cited · 79 citing opinions
if what it actually did, is in its nature the same as sawing, and its structure and action suggested to the mind of an ordinarily skilful mechanic this double use to which it could be adapted without material change, then such adaptation to the new use, is not a new invention, and is not patentable
How often courts cite the case defining “adaptation to new use”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “adaptation to new use” — 78 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.