Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Button Works, Inc. v. Jaffe
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 7, 1937PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATTERSON, District Judge.
The plaintiff is asking for a preliminary injunction in a suit for infringement of a design patent. The patent is to Salzberg, design 104,117, issued April 13, 1937, covering a decorative nail to be used on women’s garments. The nailhead is round, with an oval depression in the center and two holes in the depression. Its appearance when fastened is like that of the familiar pearl button. The nail is affixed to the garment by a number of prongs. The affidavits in support of the plaintiff’s motion include those of a number of persons in the industry who state that the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Boyce v. Stewart-Warner Speedometer Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
- Simson Bros. v. Blancard & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
- Rosenberg v. Groov-Pin CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
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