Legal Opinion
Franklin v. Masonite Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 31, 1942No. 110PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment holding infringed, but invalid, the single claim of Patent No. 1,826,499, issued on October 6, 1931, to Wayne W. Blackburn. The invention is described as having as its “primary object” to provide a device “whereby the joints between laths * * * may be reinforced” so as to prevent cracks in the plaster. Secondary objects are: (1) To provide “reinforcing elements” which can be easily “handled and bundled”; (2) to hinge these “elements adjacent to the lath joints” so that they can be swung over the joints; and (3) to make the “unit”…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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- Dow Chemical Co. v. SkinnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1952
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