Legal Opinion
John K. Rains v. Niaqua, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 13, 1969No. 32602_1PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff John K. Rains appeals from an adverse judgment in his patent infringement action against defendant Niaqua, Inc. after a trial before Chief Judge John O. Henderson in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. Plaintiff is the owner of design patent No. Des. 201,793 for a swimming pool. Chief Judge Henderson held the patent invalid and not infringed. Because we believe that the former conclusion was not erroneous, we affirm.
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The design patent in suit was applied for in April 1963, and issued in August 1965. It deals with the…
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