S. W. Farber, Inc. v. Texas Instruments, Incorporated

This patent infringement suit, tried to a district judge sitting without a jury, resulted in a judgment on the merits for the defendant. The court found that the claimed invention consisted of mechanical improvements and adaptations of the prior art which would have been obvious at the time in question to a person of ordinary skill in the art. Accordingly, applying the test stated in section 103 of Title 35, U.S.C., the court held that the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art were not patentable.

The finding of obviousness is supported by affirmative…