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J. Michael Keyes: "Getting Your Teflon Survey to 'Stick' at the TTAB"

The TTABlog

Back in the 1930s, a scientist from the DuPont Company accidentally stumbled upon something grand: polytetrafluoroethylene, a waxy, slippery substance. DuPont coined the term "Teflon" for this magical discovery that would go on to help millions of people the world over get out of countless sticky situations. DuPont disagreed.