Legal Opinion
Handy v. American Flyer Mfg. Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 18, 1930PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
This is a patent infringement suit involving patent No. 1636416 to L. Gessford Handy for “Track for Toy Electric Trains.” The application was filed November 19, 1921, and the patent issued July 19, 1927. Claims 2, 3, and 5 only are in issue.
The plaintiff Handy is the patentee and owner of the patent, and the plaintiff Lionel Corporation is the exclusive licensee, under a license granted September 22, 1926, by which Handy receives a royalty on each embodiment of the invention sold. Between July 19, 1927, when the patent issued, and January 1,1930, the Lionel corporation…
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