The Cycle Age And Trade Review, Vol 25, No 136
Articles in this issue
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The H.P. Snyder Manufacturing Co. filed its formal answer to the A.B.C.'s bottom bracket patent suit, arguing that the American Bicycle Company was an illegal combination formed to monopolize the bicycle trade, that the patent was acquired as part of a conspiracy to restrain competition, and that the Smith patent itself lacked novelty and had been anticipated by prior art — making it an invalid basis for the suit.