Lock Joint Pipe Co. v. Melber
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 the Lock Joint Pipe Company against Frederick Melber and the Electric Welding Company. Decree for defendants, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
This case calls for a construction of an assignment of a patent and a determination of rights reserved therein by the patentee.
The plaintiff, holding title to a patent, sought to restrain the defendants, claiming rights thereunder, from exercising them in the manner pursued, and to obtain an assessment of damages sustained. The trial court entered a decree dismissing the bill. This is an appeal from that decree.
Frederick Melber was granted Letters Patent No. 672,176, on April 16, 1901, for Cement or Concrete Construction. On April 15, 1911, he assigned the patent to…
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