Maunula v. Sunell
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Oregon
In Equity. Suit for infringement of letters patent No. 587,308 for a net leader granted to Epraham Haataja August 3, 1897. On final hearing. On March 18, 1884, Erik Maunula, the plaintiff, was granted letters patent upon a machine for casting leads upon fish-net lines. In its construction it consisted of an extended arm attached by one end to a table.
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In Equity. Suit for infringement of letters patent No. 587,308 for a net leader granted to Epraham Haataja August 3, 1897. On final hearing. On March 18, 1884, Erik Maunula, the plaintiff, was granted letters patent upon a machine for casting leads upon fish-net lines. In its construction it consisted of an extended arm attached by one end to a table. On the under side of the arm was a series of half-molds; on the upper side a groove and holes extending through into the cavities formed by the half-molds. Within the groove was a slide, having a trough along the top and holes drilled through to…
1Opinion of the CourtWolverton, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The defendant has interposed four defenses to the bill of complaint, which, briefly stated, are as follows: First, that the Maunula patent anticipates the Haataja invention, and therefore that the patent for the latter is void; second, that defendant’s machine does not comprise all the elements of the combination as specified in the alleged Haataja letters patent, and therefore that defendant does not infringe such letters patent; third, that the third claim of the Haataja letters patent sets forth a subcombination of parts not supported by anything…
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