Weed Chain Tire Grip Co. v. Excelsior Supply Co.
Citations
- 179 F. 232
- 1910 U.S. App. LEXIS 5408
Syllabus
<p>1. Patents (§ 40*) — Validity—Functional Claims.</p> <p>Claims of a patent for means for, or mechanism adapted to, a certain result, and, like functional claims, are not objectionable if limited to the invention shown by the specification and drawings.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Patents, Cent. Dig. § 47; Dec. Dig. § 40.*]</p> <p>2. Patents (§ 328*) — Validity and Infringement — Chain Tire Grip.</p> <p>The Parsons patent, No. 723,299, for a chain tire grip, was not anticipated, and is not for a function, but discloses an operative and useful device, basic to a large extent which required invention; also held infringed.</p>
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