Legal Opinion
Conley v. Marum
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided November 12, 1897PublishedCited by 4 opinions
This was a suit in equity by John Conley against Simon C. Marum for alleged infringement of a patent for an improvement in wrappers for tobacco. The cause was heard on demurrer to the bill for want of patentable invention.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
This is an infringement suit based upon letters patent, No. 526,517, granted to the complainant September 25, 1894, for an improvement in wrappers for tobacco. The alleged invention consists in a combined paper and foil wrapper made “by securing the sheet of foil to the sheet of paper, not over the whole meeting surfaces, but only at small areas thereof.” The claims are as follows:
“(1) A wrapper consisting of sheets of paper and foil laid together face to face secured to each other at small portions of their meeting surfaces only, leaving the remaining portions of said…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Richards v. Chase Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Heaton Peninsular Button-Fastener Co. v. Schlocht-MeyerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio · 1895
- Strom Manuf'g Co. v. Weir Frog Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio · 1896
- Cleveland Faucet Co. v. Vulcan Brass Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio · 1896
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