Legal Opinion
Untermeyer v. Freund
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided January 15, 1889PublishedCited by 18 opinions
In Equity. Bill for infringement óf a patent for a design.
1Opinion of the CourtCoxe, J.
This is an equity action of infringement, founded upon letters patent No. 15,121, granted to the complainant July 1, 1884, for a design for watch-cases. The design consists of a central conventional star, in which any ornament may be set, placed upon a larger star of leaves, both stars being in bas-relief. Between the points of the star of loaves are diamond-shaped projections. The design was the result of considerable effort and industry. It shows some genius, and it soon became popular with the public, and a source of profit to those who adopted it. The claims are as follows:
“(1) A design…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Lehnbeuter v. HolthausSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Wood v. DolbyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1881
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