STELOS CO. v. HOSIERY MOTOR-MEND CORP.

No. 588.

295 U.S. 237 (1935)

STELOS CO., v. HOSIERY MOTOR-MEND CORP. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 29, 1935.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Henry Gilligan and Vernon E. Hodges, with whom Mr. J. Preston Swecker was on the brief, for Stelos Co., Inc.

Mr. Hugh M. Morris, with whom Messrs. Julian S. Wooster, Donald Malcolm, and Noah A. Stancliffe were on the brief, for Hosiery Motor-Mend Corp. et al.


MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

This cause presents issues as to validity and infringement of claim 23 of the Stephens reissue patent, No. 16,360, for "an improvement in needles and its method of use." The Stelos Company, owner of the patent, sued Hosiery Motor-Mend Corporation and others for infringement. The District Court adjudged the claim invalid by reason of failure to make proper disclosure of the alleged invention, and anticipation...

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