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RUBBER-COATED HARNESS-TRIMMING COMPANY V. WELLING, 97 U. S. 7 (1877)
97 U. S. 7U.S. Supreme Court
Rubber-Coated Harness-Trimming Company v. Welling, 97 U.S. 7 (1877)
Rubber-Coated Harness-Trimming Company v. Welling
97 U.S. 7
Syllabus
Letters patent No. 37,941, granted March 17, 1863, to William M. Welling, for an improvement in rings for martingales, are void for want of novelty, being merely for a product consisting of a metallic ring enveloped in a composition of ivory or similar material.
The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.