Legal Opinion
Lionne Co. v. Cushman-Hollis Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 6, 1925No. 1834PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
In this patent infringement ease, the court below in a careful and learned opinion (299 F. 983) held the patent void for lack of invention, and also because of prior use and knowledge by others. The patent, No. 1,339,462, was applied for on July 5,1918, and issued May 11, 1920. It relates to a method of protecting white shoes from soiling during the process of manufacture. Two claims are in suit.
Claim 12 is a process claim and is as follows:
“Claim 12. The method of temporarily protecting the surface of an article, which consists in applying a thick viscous fluid…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brown v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Morgan Envelope Co. v. Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Royer v. CoupeSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- In re BraseltonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1921
- Donchian v. KingstonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1905
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Tropic-Aire, Inc. v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
- Friend v. Burnham & Morrill Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1932
- Key Boiler Equipment Co. v. ColemanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1929
- Tropic-Aire, Inc. v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930