Legal Opinion
Tomkinson v. Willets Manuf'g Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided March 7, 1884PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Ill Equity.
1Opinion of the CourtCoxe, J.
This is an equity action for infringement founded upon design patent No. 18,295, granted to John Slater, assignor to Gil dea & Walker, September 12, 1882, for a design for a vegetable dish. The patent is now owned by the complainant. The invention relates to a new shape or configuration for a vegetable dish or other similar household article of china. The claims are as follows:
*896(1) The design for a rectangular vegetable dish, having upper straight section, c, central curved section, d, and lower straight section, e, substantially as shown. (2) The design for a rectangular vegetable dish,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gorham Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Lehnbeuter v. HolthausSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Wood v. DolbyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1881
3Cited by1 opinion
- Grelle v. City of EugeneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915