Legal Opinion

Heaton Peninsular Button-Fastener Co. v. Schlocht-Meyer

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio

Decided July 22, 1895No. 4,775PublishedCited by 8 opinions

This was a bill by the Heaton Peninsular Button-Fastener Company against Schloehtmeyer, for infringement of two patents for improvements in button-fastening staples.

1Opinion of the Court

SAGE, District Judge.

The bill is for an injunction and account against defendant as an infringer of two patents, owned by complainant, for button-fastening staples,—the first being No. 324,053. to John H. Vinton, August 11, 1885, and the second No. 451,070, to George W. Prentice, January 26, 1891.

The defendant demurs upon the grounds r First, that it is ap*593parent upon the face of the letters patent referred to, that the two inventions and improvements described and claimed therein cannot be used conjointly in the same structure; second, that the Vinton I atent is invalid for the reason that…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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  2. Slawson v. Grand Street RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. Phillips v. DetroitSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  4. King v. GallunSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  5. New York Belting & Packing Co. v. New Jersey Car Spring & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Park-In-Theatres, Inc. v. PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
  2. Straus v. American Publishers' Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1912
  3. Fowler v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1903
  4. Lyons v. DruckerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1901
  5. Conley v. MarumU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1897

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