Fortner & Perrin, Inc. v. Perrin

YANKWICH, District Judge.

This action relates to Letters Patent 2,470,079, application for which, made by R. A. Kelsey, was filed on December 22, 1945 and issued on May 10, 1949. The device, called “Garment Hangers”, is rather simple and is in a crowded field.

On September 21, 1945, the interest in the invention was transferred to Melvin V. Milliger and Herbert L. Perrin. Their interest in turn was transferred to Fortner and Perrin, Inc. on June 9, 1949. Both assignments were duly recorded in the Patent Office on June 13, 1949. Fortner and Perrin, Inc. have, since that date, been the owners of…