Bristol Co. v. Graham
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. Suit in equity by the Bristol Company against David F. Graham. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLARD, District Judge.
The Bristol Company, plaintiff below, charged in the bill infringement of its trade-mark and unfair competition. On July 30, 1889, William H. Bristol, the assignor of the plaintiff, obtained a patent for a steel belt lacing. The drawings accompanying that patent do not appear in the record, but it is said that the drawing below, marked Figure 3, is a correct representation of Figure 3 of the patent:
The lacing standing on the belt is identical with the model of the plaintiff’s lacing, Exhibit 4. The patent expired in 1906. About three months before its expiration, and…
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