Northrop v. Draper Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Frederic Dodge, Judge. Suit in equity by the Draper Company against Jonas Northrop and another. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
BINGHAM, Circuit Judge.
This is a bill for specific performance of an alleged agreement, wherein it is sought to have the defendant Northrop execute an application for a reissue patent covering an invention made by him and now owned by the plaintiff, and to have the defendant Draper restrained from in any way interfering with Northrop’s taking such action as may be necessary to obtain the reissue. The case is here on an appeal by the defendants from a decree of the District Court ordering Northrop to execute the application.
[1] It appears that on March 28, 1911, United States letters patent…
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