NOONAN, District Judge.
The above-entitled action was brought for alleged infringement of a design patent issued to Mr. C. O. Bliss and assigned to the other plaintiffs, covering a design for a butter dish. The defenses are non-infringement, and invalidity of the plaintiffs' patent. The grounds asserted for the invalidity of the patent are (1) lack of ornamental novelty, (2) lack of inventive idea, and (3) prior art.
The first Design Act, Act of Aug. 29, 1842...
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