Legal Opinion

Edison Electric Light Co. v. Universal Electric Co.

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio

Decided March 13, 1894Published

This was a suit by the Edison Electric Light Company and others against the Universal Electric Company and others to restrain the infringement of incandescent electric light patent. Defendants moved to dissolve a preliminary injunction.'

1Opinion of the Court

RICKS, District Judge.

On September 15, 1893, a restraining order was issued in this case, speedily followed by a preliminary injunction, «'straining the defendant from manufacturing incandescent lamps described and covered by the Edison patent, No. 223,898, granted January 27, 1880. That order has ever since remained in force. On February 9, 1894, the defendant filed its motion asking for an order dissolving said injunction, because the complainants, by a certain proceeding in the patent office, instituted in December, 1883, and conducted by the patentee and Ms assignee, the time of bis…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Edison Electric Light Co. v. United States Electric Lighting Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1892
  2. Consolidated Electric Light Co. v. McKeesport Light Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania · 1889
  3. Edison Electric Light Co. v. Electric Manuf'g Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Wisconsin · 1893
  4. Edison Electric Light Co. v. United States Electric Lighting Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1891
  5. Edison Electric Light Co. v. Buckeye Electric Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio · 1892

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