Bush & Lane Piano Co. v. Becker Bros.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
On appeal from a final decree of the District Court of; the United States for the Southern District of New York entered in an action based upon a design patent for a piano case granted to Walter Lane of Chicago, Ill., July 25, 1905, for the term of seven years. The court found the patent valid and infringed and referred it to a master to assess the amount of damages and profits.
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On appeal from a final decree of the District Court of; the United States for the Southern District of New York entered in an action based upon a design patent for a piano case granted to Walter Lane of Chicago, Ill., July 25, 1905, for the term of seven years. The court found the patent valid and infringed and referred it to a master to assess the amount of damages and profits. The master found that there was due the complainant on account of such infringement the sum of $35,640.61. The final decree was entered on September 9, 1914, in favor of the complainant for $36,541.15. The decision of…
1Opinion of the Court
CQXE, Circuit Judge.
The patent, which is commendably short, is as follows:
United States Patent Office.
Walter' Lane, of Chicago, Illinois.
Design for a Piano Case.
Specification forming part of Design No. 37,501, dated July 25, 1905.
Application filed June 8, 1905. Serial No. 264,349. Term of patent 7 years.
To All Whom It may Concern:
Be it known that I, Walter Dane, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the comity of Cook and state of Illinois, have invented a new, original, and ornamental design for piano cases, of which the following Is a specification, reference being had to…
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