Lenox, Inc. v. Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Equity. Suit by Lenox, Incorporated, against the Jones, Mc-Duffee & Stratton Corporation. Decree for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
The Lenox Company of New Jersey rests its case upon a design patent, numbered 50,064.
The application was filed October 16, 1916, and the design was patented December 19, 1916, under an express term limiting it to 3% years.
The designer was Frank G. Holmes, and whatever rights there are under the patent are now owned or controlled by the Lenox Company.
In my view, this case leaves only a single question for me to decide, as will be explained later on.
The case has reference to a patented design for a plate or similar article. The design is particularly ornamental, and was…
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