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From 305 U.S. 111 - Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co. · 1938Most cited · 1,659 citing opinions
Since during the life of the patents 'Shredded Wheat' was the general designation of the patented product, there passed to the public upon the expiration of the patent, not only the right to make the article as it was made during the patent period, but also the right to apply thereto the name by which it had become known.