Kent v. Simons’s Empirical Analysis
39 F. 606 · 1889
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
November 1906
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Most-quoted passages
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“"ll) In a but fun provided with a central opening for receiving a spring stud, the combination of an inclosing cap, a perforated bottom disk, a second disk above the first, the button being attached as a whole to the fabric independent of said stud, substantially as set forth.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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