No-Leak-O Piston Ring Co. v. Norris
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore; John C. Rose, Judge. ' Suit in equity by William K. Norris and others against the No-Leak-O Piston Ring Company. Decree for complainants, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPP,^ Circuit Judge.
In this suit for infringement of a copy-_ right, plaintiffs had a decree and defendant appeals.
Both parties manufacture and sell piston rings for replacement purposes; they are active competitors, in that business. Beginning in 1913, and each year since down to 1919, the plaintiffs, or their predecessors-in title, have published and distributed a printed pamphlet entitled “Dimensions of Piston Rings.” This pamphlet lists the various makes of motor vehicles in alphabetical order, and gives for each the year, model, bore, groove, size, and number of rings, and the like. It…
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