Up-Right, Inc., a Corporation, and Wallace J. S. Johnson v. Patent Scaffolding Co., Inc., a Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Up-Right, Inc., a Corporation, and Wallace J. S. Johnson v. Patent Scaffolding Co., Inc., a Corporation, 228 F.2d 102 (9th Cir. 1955)
108 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 24; 1955 U.S. App. LEXIS 5409
Denman, Healy, Lemmon, Per Curiam

Up-Right, Inc., a Corporation, and Wallace J. S. Johnson v. Patent Scaffolding Co., Inc., a Corporation

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Up-Right, Inc. and Johnson appeal from a judgment of the district court denying appellants’ recovery for patent infringement on the ground that their patent is invalid. The question presented is whether appellants’ patented adjustable scaffold leg is a “combination” of old elements which produces a new *103 function and results, or only an “aggregation” of old elements each performing its well known function.

The judgment is affirmed on the grounds stated in District Judge Goodman’s memorandum decision, findings of fact and conclusions of law reported in 135 F.Supp. 813.

Reference

Full Case Name
UP-RIGHT, Inc., a Corporation, and Wallace J. S. Johnson, Appellants, v. PATENT SCAFFOLDING CO., Inc., a Corporation, Appellee
Status
Published