Legal Opinion
Globe Oil & Refining Co. v. Sinclair Refining Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 23, 1939No. 6578PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARIS, Circuit Judge.
The defendant has appealed from a decree entered against it by the District Court for the District of Delaware in a patent infringement suit. The patents involved are Nos. 1,574,546, 1,574,547 and 1,623,773, all issued to John E. Bell and now held by the plaintiff as assignee. A number of questions are raised upon the appeal, but the only one we need consider is that of the validity of the patents.
Patent No. 1,574,546 was issued to Bell on February 23, 1926, for an oil heating furnace. While its specifications state that it relates to pressure stills used for the purpose…
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- Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Calehuff Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1918
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