Western Electric Co. v. Standard Electric Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Northern District of Illinois.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
The ruling of the circuit court in this case was that the second claim of letters patent of the United States No. 496,449, issued May 2, 1893, on the application of Charles E. Scribner and Earnest P. Warner, to the Western Electric Company, as assignee, is so far limited by the prior art as not to be infringed by devices made by the Standard Electric Company in conformity with letters patent No. 500,403, issued June 27, 1893, to F. H. Lover-idge. The opinion delivered (81 Fed. 192), it is conceded, displays “an appreciation of the points at issue,” intricate a.s in some…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brooks v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Caverly v. DeereCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1895
- Thomson-Houston Electric Co. v. Western Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1895
- Western Electric Co. v. Standard Electric Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois · 1897
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- Fraser v. Gates Iron WorksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1898