Hogg v. Gimbel
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
This was a suit in equity by William James Hogg against Gimbel Bros, for alleged infringement of a patent for-a design for carpets.
1Opinion of the Court
McPHERSON, District Judge.
This case was heard upon bill and answer. The complainant, who is a manufacturer of carpets, is the owner of design patent No. 25,907, and has made and sold large quantities of carpeting embodying such design. The patent embraces two claims, — one for a carpet body, and the other for' a carpet border; and, as the answer admits, both claims have been infringed by the defendants. They made sales of a body and a border that were exact copies of the complainant’s design,, but they seek to avoid liability by denying actual knowledge of the patent at the time the sales…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dunlap v. SchofieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Matthews & Willard Manuf'g Co. v. National Brass & Iron WorksU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1895
3Cited by1 opinion
- Gimbel v. HoggCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1899