Perry v. Hoskins

Citations

• 111 F. 1002
• 1899 U.S. App. LEXIS 3488

Syllabus

<p>1. Patents—Designs—Invention.</p> <p>Under the rule established by the later decisions, as high a degree of invention is required to sustain design patents as in case of mechanical patents.</p> <p>2. Same—Validity—Design for Monument.</p> <p>The Perry design patent, No-. 22.856, for a design for a monument, covering two elements,-—the shape or configuration of the monument, and a decorative design for its ornamentation,—is invalid as to both features for lack of invention.</p>