New York Grape Sugar Co. v. Buffalo Grape Sugar Co.

These are two bills in equity, brought by the same plaintiff against different corporations and their respective officers, each bill alleging the infringement of the same five patents by the respective defendants. The first and fundamental patent, No. 65,664, was issued to Joshua J. Gilbert, June 11,1867, for an improved method and machinery for manufacturing starch. The second patent is reissued patent No. 9,732, issued to Thomas A. and William T. Jebb, assignees of John A. Owens, May 31,1881; the original having been issued to Owens, January 14, 1868. The third patent is to Colgate Gilbert,…