Lyon, Inc. v. Clayton & Lambert Mfg. Co.

ALLEN, Circuit Judge.

This suit involves Patents 1,924,085 and 1,955,710, relating to metal covers for spare automobile tires. The District Court held both patents invalid and also decided that Patent 1,924,085 was not infringed.

In view of the fact that appellee’s accused structures do not infringe Patent 1,924,085, we deem it unnecessary to discuss the question of its validity. The field was narrow and if the patent is valid, a question which we do not decide, it cannot be considered as disclosing a pioneer invention. It therefore is not entitled to a broad construction. This fact is…