Legal Opinion
Western Electric Co. v. Millheim Electric Tel. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania
Decided July 18, 1898PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, District Judge.
This is a bill filed by the Western Electric Company against the Millheim Electric Telephone Company et al. for alleged infringement of letters patent No. 449,106, issued March 31, 1891, to «John J. Oarty, for telephone circuit and apparatus, and now owned by complainant. The defenses are lack of novelty and patentability. These defenses failing, infringement is conceded. The apparatus in question was designed primarily for use on a multiple line. Prior to this patent it was customary to connect the call-bell magnets at the several stations in series in the…
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