Conley v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Charles P. Orr, Judge. Suit in equity by Thomas Conley against George P. Thomas. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHERSON, Circuit Judge.
Three reported cases in this circuit have already considered the patent in suit—No. 701,544, issued in June, 1902, to Conley & Conley for improvements in guides for punching presses—and in all of them the validity of the patent has been upheld. Judge Cross decided the first case in 1909 (Conley v. King Bridge Co. [C. C.] 175 Fed. 79) and sustained the patent, although in view of the prior art he felt, obliged to restrict the invention to the particular construction shown and claimed (175 Fed. 84). On appeal this court (187 Fed. 137, 109 C. C. A. 412) agreed that…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Conley v. ThomasDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1913
- Conley v. King Bridge Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1909
- Conley v. King Bridge Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1911