Katz v. Horni Signal Mfg. Corporation

FRANK, Circuit Judge.

1. Epoch-making “discoveries” of “mere” general scientific “laws,” without more, cannot be patented. So the great “discoveries” of Newton or Faraday could not have been rewarded with such a grant of monopoly. Interestingly enough, apparently many scientists like Faraday care little for monetary rewards; generally the motives of such outstanding geniuses are not pecuniary. Perhaps (although no one really knows) the same cannot be said of those lesser geniuses who put such discoveries to practical uses. At any rate, the persons who do such lesser work are not outside our…