Legal Opinion

American Stainless Steel Co. v. Rustless Iron Corp. of America

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided February 28, 1933No. 1543PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, District Judge.

This suit is one for infringement of two patents, relating to stainless steel: Clement, No. 1,365,091, application filed March 12, 1917, issued January 11, 1921, which is for a product, that is, an alloy; and Hamilton and Evans, No. 1,432,289, application filed May 23, 1922, issued October 17, 1922, which is for a process, that is, a method of reducing metals and making alloys.

The principal plaintiff, the American Stainless Steel Company, is not a manufacturer, but a patent-holding company, which grants licenses to manufacturers, under its various patents,…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. The Barbed Wire PatentSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
  3. Loom Co. v. HigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  4. O'Reilly v. MorseSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
  5. Coffin v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1874

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Application of SmythCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1951
  2. American Stainless Steel Co. v. Rustless Iron Corp. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
  3. Normann v. SchmidtCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1942
  4. Woburn Degreasing Co. v. Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Inc.District Court, W.D. New York · 1941
  5. Handley Page, Ltd. v. Leech Aircraft, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1940

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