Legal Opinion
Mettler v. Peabody Engineering Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1935No. 7553PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR, Circuit Judge.
Appellant has appealed from a decree of the trial court dismissing his bill of complaint which alleged infringement by appellees 'of patent No. 1,440,614 issued to him for a gas burner. The gas burner used by the appellee Los Angeles Gas & Electric Company, which is claimed to infringe the appellant’s patent, was manufactured by the appellee Peabody Engineering Company. The trial court sustained the validity of the patent, but held that, in view of the state of the prior art, it should be narrowly construed, and that, when so construed, the appellees’ device did not…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Adams v. Bellaire Stamping Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Western Willite Co. v. Trinidad Asphalt Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
- Elliott & Co. v. Youngstown Car Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1910
- Turner v. Lauter Piano Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1918
- American Soda Fountain Co. v. SampleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1904
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Gomez v. Granat Bros.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Schick Service, Inc. v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
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