Test_2.scala:7: error: type mismatch; found : Iso[Test.Foo,(Int, String, Boolean)] required: Iso[Test.Foo,Nothing] Note: (Int, String, Boolean) >: Nothing, but trait Iso is invariant in type U. You may wish to define U as -U instead. (SLS 4.5) val equiv = foo(Foo(23, "foo", true)) ^ one error found