Stewart v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
■ Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In Equity. Bill by William T. Smith against John and George Stewart, trading as John Stewart & Son, for infringement of a design patent. There was a decree for complainant in the court below, the opinion being pronounced by Butler, District Judge, and reported in 55 Fed. Rep. 481. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
DALLAS, Circuit Judge.
This suit was brought for infringement of letters patent of the United States, No. 18,703, granted to William T. Smith, complainant and appellee, upon October 23, 1888, for a "design for a rug, consisting of a center panel, ornamented by representations shown, and an ornamental border surrounding the whole, as shown in the photographic print accompanying this specification.” Upon the panel shown in the photographic print and in the exhibit produced there are portrayed certain selected Odd Fellows’ symbols, so arranged as to present the appearance of an orderly and…
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