Crouch v. Roemer
Supreme Court of the United States
Appear from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. This is a suit in equity by George Crouch against William Roemer to prevent the infringement by the latter of reissued letters-patent No. 4289, granted March 7,1871, to the complainant for an improvement in straps for shawls. Among the defences set up by the respondent was the want of novelty and the prior public use of the invention described in the letters.
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Appear from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. This is a suit in equity by George Crouch against William Roemer to prevent the infringement by the latter of reissued letters-patent No. 4289, granted March 7,1871, to the complainant for an improvement in straps for shawls. Among the defences set up by the respondent was the want of novelty and the prior public use of the invention described in the letters. The remaining facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The court below sustained the defence and dismissed the bill. Crouch thereupon appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiee Justice Waite
delivered the opinion of the court.
The appellant in this case, complainant below, in describing his invention, when he applied for his patent, said that before his. invention “ straps had been used to confine a shawl, or similar article, in a bundle, and a leather cross-piece, with loops at tbe ends, had extended from one strap to the other ;■ and above, and attached to this leather cross-piece, was a handle.” He then said: “ My invention consists of a rigid cross-bar beneath the handle, combined with straps that are passed, around the shawl or bundle, such straps…
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