Tubular Rivet & Stud Co. v. Standard Finding Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Frederic Dodge, Judge. Suit in equity by the Tubular Rivet & Stud Company against the Standard Finding Company, Inc. Decree .for defendant, and complainánt appeals.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Frederic Dodge, Judge. Suit in equity by the Tubular Rivet & Stud Company against the Standard Finding Company, Inc. Decree .for defendant, and complainánt appeals. The following is the opinion of Dodge, Circuit Judge, on pleadings and proofs: This bill charges the defendant company with infringing design patent No. 39,201, issued March 17, 1908, to Mellen N. Bray, for “a new, original and ornamental design for lacing hooks." Bray assigned the patent to the plaintiff company March 21, 1908, which now owns…
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
This case arises under a patent for an ornamental design, issued to' Mellen N. Bray, No. 39,201, on March 27, 1908. The patent is very brief, but as far as that is concerned, it is sufficient. It is said to be for a new, original and ornamental design for lacing hooks. The claim is given as follows: “The ornamental design for lacing hooks, as shown.” Aside from the drawings showing the lacing hook with an oval head, there is no intimation given of the originality or the ornamental features of the lacing hook.
The learned judge of the District Court before whom the case…
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