Outlook Envelope Co. v. Sherman Envelope Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Frederic Dodge, Judge. Suit in equity by the Outlook Envelope Company against the Sherman Envelope Company. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
Our conclusion is that the Callahan patent, No. 701,839, June 10, 1902, for an improvement in envelopes, as explained by the record in this case, does not disclose patentable invention, and., we agree with the reasoning and conclusion of Judge Dodge in the District Court. The opinion of that court presents a lucid review of the state of the art in respect to open-slot envelopes with openings protected by transparent coverings, and a cogent analysis of the elements of the complainant’s improved commercial article.
The idea of an open slot, though previously differently…
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