Whitehead & Hoag Co. v. Bastian Bros.

HAZEL, District Judge.

The bill alleges the infringement of three letters patent, the Studebaker patent, No. 615,921, dated December 13, 1898, the Hornich patent, No. 653,296, July 10, 1900, and Hornich patent, No. ISO,218, of May 9, 1905, now owned by complainant. The patents relate to improvements in bill hooks. The obje,ct of the patentee, Studebaker, was to construct an adjustable bill hook attached to a placard, and to construct it in compact form so as to facilitate distribution and to afford an economical, attractive, and useful advertising medium. The single claim of the patent reads…