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Petitioner / Claimant (Plaintiff)
Indian Vacuum Brake Co., Ltd.
Respondent / Defendant
E.S. Luard
Dispute Summary
The petitioner challenged the validity of Patent No. 8018, granted to E.S. Luard, arguing that it lacked novelty and invention, and was anticipated by prior art (Hardy's Patent and existing designs). The court found that the respondent's patent was not an improvement on the petitioner's design and disclosed no invention.
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plaintiff_favorable
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