Legal Opinion

Friend v. Burnham & Morrill Co.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 19, 1932No. 2508PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILSON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court of Maine dismissing on motion a bill in equity praying for an injunction and accounting, and based on an alleged infringement of a patent covering a process for canning baked beans.

In the description of the process contained in the application, the patentee states that it consists of three steps: “First, the baking of the beans; second, the canning of the baked beans while hot; and, third, the sterilizing of the cans.” He also in the application more particularly described the third step as consisting of subjecting…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Brown v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  2. Richards v. Chase Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
  3. Ansonia Brass & Copper Co. v. Electrical Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Lovell Manufacturing Co. v. CarySupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  5. Clark Thread Co. v. Willimantic Linen Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Dippin' Dots, Inc. v. Frosty Bites Distribution, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  2. Dwinell-Wright Co. v. National Fruit Product Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1944
  3. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  4. H. K. Regar & Sons, Inc. v. Scott & Williams, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
  5. Silverman v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1954

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