Legal Opinion
Hann v. Venetian Blind Corp.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided March 28, 1936No. 880—RJPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NETERER, District Judge.
The bill of complaint is founded upon a patent for a “Venetian blind bracket.” Application was filed July 26, 1930. Patent granted October 27, 1931.
The Venetian blind is clothed in antiquity and is said to be the oldest form of blind for controlling admission of light and air into a room, credited by some to the Venetians of the Sixteenth century. The English dictionary makes reference to the Venetian blind in 1591. History notes that the French Embassy in 1746 was thus equipped. Thomas Jefferson’s diary disclosed a surcharge to Venetian blinds.
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Atlantic Works v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Alexander Milburn Co. v. Davis-Bournonville Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Knapp v. MorssSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Temco Electric Motor Co. v. Apco Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hann v. Venetian Blind CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
- Monaplastics, Inc. v. Caldor, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1966
- Dubil v. Rayford Camp & Co.District Court, S.D. California · 1949