Oriental Tissue Co. v. Louis Dejonge & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in equity by the Oriental Tissue Company against Louis De-jonge & Co. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal. . The following is the opinion of Mayer, District Judge, in the lower court: The patent is for an imitation metal leaf which can be used as a substitute for gold leaf, silver leaf, and the like.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in equity by the Oriental Tissue Company against Louis De-jonge & Co. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal. . The following is the opinion of Mayer, District Judge, in the lower court: The patent is for an imitation metal leaf which can be used as a substitute for gold leaf, silver leaf, and the like. The patentee states: “My invention consists in providing a thin leaf or fabric which is made to imitate metal leaf — such, for instance, as gold leaf, silver leaf, and the like — which thin…
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a decree of the District' Court holding United States letters patent No. 848,301 for a thin leaf or fabric valid and infringed. The patent is on the article and not on the method of making it. Only the second claim is involved, as follows :
“2. A thin leaf or fabric composed entirely of soluble cotton and a coloring matter incorporated therein.”
The patentee describes his invention in the specification as follows:
“My invention consists in providing a thin leaf or fabric which is made to imitate metal leaf — such, for instance as gold leaf, silver leaf and the like — which…
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