ALFRED BELL & CO. v. CATALDA FINE ARTS

No. 271, Docket 21599.

191 F.2d 99 (1951)

ALFRED BELL & CO. Ltd. v. CATALDA FINE ARTS, Inc. et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided July 20, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guggenheimer & Untermyer, New York City (Abraham Shamos, Rudolph E. Uhlman and William J. Cohen, all of New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff.

Ehrich, Royall, Wheeler & Holland, New York City (James G. Holland and Robert A. Roth, New York City, of counsel), for United States Printing & Lithograph Co.

Purdy & Lamb, New York City (Edmund F. Lamb and Anthony B. Cataldo, New York City, of counsel), for Catalda Fine Arts, Inc. and Michael F. Catalda.

Before CHASE, CLARK and FRANK, Circuit Judges.


The facts are reported in the opinions of the district judge. See 74 F.Supp. 973, and 86 F.Supp. 399.

FRANK, Circuit Judge.

1. Congressional power to authorize both patents and copyrights is contained in Article 1, § 8 of the Constitution.1 In passing on the validity of patents, the Supreme Court recurrently insists that this constitutional provision...

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