The following excerpt is from Hyde v. Minerals Separation, 214 F. 100 (9th Cir. 1914):
'While the patented article may have been popular and met with large sales, that fact is not important when the invention is without patentable novelty.'
In McClain v. Ortmayer, 141 U.S. 419, 428, 12 Sup.Ct. 76, 79 (35 L.Ed. 800), the court said:
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