Legal Opinion
Applied Arts Corp. v. Grand Rapids Metalcraft Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1933No. 6275PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS, Circuit Judge.
From a decision holding it estopped to deny the validity of a design patent, and finding infringement,' the defendant below appeals. The patent in suit is design patent No. 84,811, issued August 11,1931, to R. De Boer. It is for an ornamental design for a combination ash receiver and electric lighter “substantially as shown” in two drawings, one of a front elevational view of the combination, and the other of its side elevational view. The main utilitarian purpose of the device is for installation in automobiles. There is disclosed a supporting back plate, a…
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