Question

Planting sugar cane seedlings was slow, grueling work done by hand until Julien developed a machine able to plant the seedlings. Julien was granted a patent for his invention. Gomez then developed a similar machine that differed in the shape of the mechanism used to drop the seedling into the furrow. Julien sued Gomez for patent infringement. The court most likely found that Gomez:____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Had infringed Juliens patent because Gomez machine was the same as that of Julien

Explanation:

Julien was granted a patent for his invention. The patent right given to him means only him has the exclusive right to reproduce or make other machines of the same mechanism type and design.

If Gomez then developed a similar machine that differed in the shape of the mechanism used to drop the seedling into the furrow and Julien sued Gomez for patent infringement then the court most likely found that Gomez had infringed Juliens patent because Gomez machine was the same as that of Julien.