Legal Opinion
Hueter v. Compco Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 3, 1950No. 10004_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAIM, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought to restrain alleged infringement of a design patent, to restrain unfair trade practices and to recover damages.
The lower court found that the patent was invalid for lack of invention and that the defendant’s device did not infringe plaintiff’s patent. Judgment was entered accordingly and from that judgment the plaintiff brings this appeal.
The patent, Design Patent No. 152475, covers the design for an “article holding guard or the like” under a single claim which reads: “The ornamental design for an article holding guard or the like as shown and…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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