Kahn v. Starrells
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
In Equity. Suit for infringement of letters patent No. 669,011 for a flat knit cap, and art of making same, granted to Nathan E. Kahn February 26, 1901. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHBALD, District Judge.1
The patent in suit was issued to Nathan E. Kahn February 26, 1901, and has to do with the making of flat knit worsted caps, having a fuzzy or fleecy exterior, familiarly known as “tam-o’-shanters.” If the case turned on whether Kahn or the defendant Starrells was the first to devise and use the particular method in controversy, there would be little difficulty in disposing of it. The application on which the patent is based was filed July 18, 1900, but the evidence shows that Kahn was at work on the idea as early as December, 1899, and had fully compassed it by the…
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- Kahn v. StarrellsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1905