Legal Opinion
Ralph N. Brodie Co. v. Hydraulic Press Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1945No. 10546PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.
Appellee (The Hydraulic Press Manufacturing Company) brought a suit against appellants (The Ralph N. Brodie Company and The Pelton Water Wheel Company) 1 and others for infringement of three pattents (Nos. 2,067,265, 2,136,240 and 2,167,941) owned by appellee. Answering, appellants pleaded as defenses that the patents were invalid, and that, if valid, they were not infringed. The case was tried by the court without a jury. In the course of the trial, the suit was dismissed as to all de fendants except appellants. The court held that claims 7, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 15 of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Reckendorfer v. FaberSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Bates v. CoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Leeds & Catlin Co. v. Victor Talking MacHine Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Mumm v. Jacob E. Decker & SonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Bernard H. Stauffer v. Slenderella Systems of California, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Faulkner v. GibbsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
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