Chapter 8, Problem 6BCP

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Case summary: A person G had applied for a patent for the invention of the rowing machine. The U.S Patent and Trade Mark Office rejected the patent application on the ground that the same invention like it already existed in the form of a “chest press apparatus” and thus stated that the rowing machine wasn’t patentable.

To e xplain: The grounds on which the denial can be reversed by means of an appeal.