Tiemann v. Kraatz
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from tlie circuit court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. This was a suit in equity by Henry W. Kraatz and Theodore L. Kraatz against Fritz Tiemaim for alleged infringement of a patent. The circuit court sustained the patent, found that it was infringed by defendant, and entered a decree for an injunction and an accounting. 79 Fed. 322. The defendant has appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
PHILIPS, District Judge.
This is a bill in equity for the infringement of patent No. 392,038, issued October 30, 1888, with a prayer for damages and an injunction. The answer put in issue the patent-ability of the structure. It also denied that the complainant was the originator and first inventor, and alleged that the same1 had been anticipated in its construction and use by one August Stiefel. The answer also pleaded laches on the part of the complainant.
The claim is for “a new and useful improvement in case for exhibition of decorative art,” described in (he patent attached to the bill of…
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