S. S. White Dental Co. v. Sibley

The plaintiffs assignor devised an ingenious plan for advertising artificial teeth. By the publication of charts showing illustrated sections of teeth, (in connection with numbers,) so arranged as to convoy information respecting their character, size, shape, etc., purchasers are enabled to order what they need without inspection. The object is well stated in the complainant’s argument, as follows:

“ The object of thus including the copyrighted matter in a general catalogue was as follows: Complainant is the leading manufacturer of artificial teeth in the world; its last year’s sales amounting…