Legal Opinion
Universal Oil Products Co. v. Globe Oil & Refining Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 24, 1941No. 10744PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLY, District Judge.
Plaintiff sues defendant charging infringement of two patents owned by it, one No. 1,392,629 granted to Carbon P. Dubbs, October 14, 1921, and assigned to plaintiff, and the other No. 1,537,593, granted to plaintiff May 12, 1925, upon the application of Gustav Egloff, each relating to a process of producing from heavier petroleum products a lighter oil capable of being used in internal combustion engines. Defendant says the patents are not valid, or if they are, it does not infringe.
Petroleum as it comes from the ground contains a variety of compounds composed of hydro…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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