Republic Rubber Co. v. Morgan & Wright

Citations

• 197 F. 549
• 117 C.C.A. 45
• 1912 U.S. App. LEXIS 1314

Syllabus

<p>Patents (§ 328*) — Invention—Vehicle Tike.</p> <p>Tire Mell patent, No. 898,907, for a tire for vehicle -wheels having protecting studs around the tread surl'aee to prevent skidding, in view of the prior art, and especially of the tire of the British patent to Healy. in 1895, is void for “lack of invention; no more than mechanical skill being required to modify the Healy tire, as was in fact done by Mell, to better adapt it to use on automobiles.</p>