Legal Opinion
General Time Instruments Corp. v. United States Time Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 15, 1948No. 114, Docket 20761PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for infringement of a design patent and for unfair competition. Plaintiff for many years has manufactured and sold an alarm clock under the trademark “Big Ben.” In 1939, it procured, on application of Henry Dreyfuss, a design patent, No. Des. 114,262, “Design for A Clock Casing,” with a single claim “for a clock casing, as shown.” The patent drawing shows a round clock case seated on a pedestal projecting above a flat rectangular base. The side view reveals tha.t the front and rear of the case are convex, with á diameter almost twice its greatest…
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