originality
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, Bouvier (1914), Kinney (1893)
Definitions from Case Law
United States Supreme Court
the author's tangible expression of his ideas
Defined by the Supreme Court in - Mazer v. Stein, 347 U.S. 201.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
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.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In the law of patents, the contriving, creating or finding out of that which was not known and did not exist, and which can be used or enjoyed by man.