Matthews & Willard Manuf'g Co. v. National Brass & Iron Works
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
This was a suit in equity by the Matthews & Willard Manufacturing Company , against the National Brass & Iron Works for alleged infringement of a design patent.
1Opinion of the Court
DALLAS, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit upon letters patent No. 23,318, dated May 29, 1894, to John C. Miller, for a design for a slab for table tops. Their validity is not attacked. The bill alleges that “all said slabs for table tops made and sold” by, for, or under the owner of the patent, were marked as required by law. The answer denies this, and the affirmative of the issue thus raised has not been maintained. The complainant relies upon the testimony of John C. Miller, but it falls short of sustaining the averment of the bill, or proving compliance with the statute. The necessary averment…
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