Legal Opinion
Blisscraft v. Rona Plastic Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 22, 1954PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, District Judge.
The above-entitled action was brought for alleged infringement of a design patent issued to Mr. C. O. Bliss and assigned to the other plaintiffs, covering a design for a butter dish. The defenses are non-infringement, and invalidity of the plaintiffs’ patent. The grounds asserted for the invalidity of the patent are (1) lack of ornamental novelty, (2) lack of inventive idea, and (3) prior art.
The first Design Act, Act of Aug. 29, 1842, Chapter 263, 5 Stat. 543, provided for the granting of a patent to the originator of a “new and original” design, impression, ornament,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- General Time Instruments Corp. v. United States Time Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Nat Lewis Purses, Inc. v. Carole Bags, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- A. C. Gilbert Co. v. ShemitzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Strause Gas Iron Co. v. William M. Crane Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Blisscraft of Hollywood v. United Plastics Company, Marmax Products Corp., and Morris Shapiro, Doing Business as Great Eastern Housewares CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Hygienic Specialties Co. v. H. G. Salzman, Inc., Hutzler Mfg. Co., and C. B. Cotton & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Philco Corporation v. Admiral CorporationDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1961
- Bliss v. Gotham Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Bliss v. Gotham Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
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