Patent Button Co. v. Scovill Mfg. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut
This was a suit in equity by the Patent Button Company against the Scovill Manufacturing Company for alleged infringement of patent No. 429,530, to W. E. Jackson and L. A. Platt, for a button.
1Opinion of the Court
TOWNSEND, District Judge.
On June 3, 1890, complainant’s assignors obtained patent No. 429,530. On October 15, 1895, Alfred J. Shipley obtained patent No. 548,143. Each of these patents is for a button of the class which are attached to fabrics by means of metal fasteners. The buttons in question are particularly designed for use on trousers. The defendant’s button is made in conformity with the specifications of said Shipley patent.
Complainant’s patent covers a rivet, and a button, with or without a button head, “provided with an independent die or clinching piece, having a shank, A, and a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pickering v. McCulloughSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Dashiell v. GrosvenorSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Electric Ry. Co. v. Jamaica & B. R.District Court, E.D. New York · 1894