Eaton v. Lewis

Citations

• 115 F. 635
• 1902 U.S. App. LEXIS 4957

Syllabus

<p>1. Patents — Designs—Limitation as to Subject-Matter.</p> <p>A design patent cannot be sustained on tbe ground that tbe article bas mechanical utility, but, to be valid, it must relate to a matter of ornament, and tbe design must bave an aesthetic value. A fastening for machinery belts is not an appropriate subject for such a patent.</p> <p>2. Same — Belt Fastenings.</p> <p>Tbe Eaton design patents, Nos. 30,518, 30,519, and 30,520, each for a design for belt-fastener plates, for uniting tbe ends of machinery belting, are void because tbe article is not a proper subject for a design patent.</p>