Legal Opinion
Mathey v. United Shoe Machinery Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 23, 1940No. 4448PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORD, District Judge.
This is a suit for infringement of claims 2,4, 16, and 40 of patent No. 1,807,996 for an improvement in a trimming machine issued to and owned by the plaintiff. The application was filed May 27, 1929 and the patent issued June 2, 1931. The defenses now relied upon by the defendant are (1) invalidity and (2) non-infringement. The defense of laches was waived.
Findings of Fact
The nature of the invention is described in the specification as follows:
“This invention pertains to the manufacture of footwear and relates more particularly to apparatus for trimming the breast…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Loom Co. v. HigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Continental Paper Bag Co. v. Eastern Paper Bag Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Topliff v. TopliffSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Railway Co. v. SaylesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- Mathey v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1949
- Mathey v. United Shoe MacHinery CorporationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1944
- National Development Co. v. Lawson-Porter Shoe Machinery Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1941