Legal Opinion

Schenck v. Singer Manuf'g Co.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 7, 1897PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of 'New York. This was a suit in equity by the Singer Manufacturing Company against Allen Schenck, president of the New Home Sewing-Machine Company, for alleged infringement of a patent. The circuit court rendered a decree in favor of complainant (68 Fed. 191), and defendant has appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACE, Circuit Judge.

The decree sought to be reviewed by Ibis appeal adjudged the validity of the first and second claims of letters patent of the United States to Miller & Diehl, No. 224,710, granted February 17, 1880, and the infringement of these claims by the defendant. At the close of the argument we reserved for further consideration the single question whether, in view of the prior state of the art, the court below should have adjudged these claims void for want of patentable novelty. If the first claim is valid, the second certainly is, because it is for the same combination, with…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Miehle Printing Press & Mfg. Co. v. Whitlock Printing Press & Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
  2. Doig v. Morgan Mach. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1903
  3. Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. v. ThumCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1901
  4. American Graphophone Co. v. Universal Talking Mach. Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907
  5. Comptograph Co. v. Mechanical Accountant Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1906

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