HOUGH, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).
Through his counsel, plaintiff thus summarizes his invention: "The claim is for a ternary alloy, composed of three metals only in substantial quantities." The patented alloy has a name; it is called "white gold." But the name as is substantially admitted, even in the disclosure, is old; and the evidence is clear that for many years white gold has been a well-known alloy used by jewelers. Most of it was "14 karat...
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