Winne v. Snow

The complaint charges that on or about the nineteenth day of May, 1883, the defendant, within this district, did mark or stamp upon 500 basket-cover fastenings, which were unpatented, the words and figures, “Patented May 30th, July 25, 1871,” importing that they had been patented at those dates, with the intent and purpose of deceiving the public. The complaint further states that the plaintiff is the patentee of a useful improvement in basket-cover fastenings,- and is engaged in business in manufacturing and selling such articles for the public; that the defendant’s acts were for the purpose…