Legal Opinion
Graham Paper Co. v. International Paper Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1931No. 8958, 8959PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENYON, Circuit Judge.
The International Paper Company (a corporation of the state of New York) filed a bill in equity against the Graham Paper Company (a Missouri corporation) charging contributory infringement of certain claims of two patents, both relating to methods of using mulch paper to enhance the growth of plants.
Patent No. 1,377,566 (hereinafter called first patent) is a process patent while Reissue Patent No. 15,231 (hereinafter called second patent) is both a process and a mechanical patent.
Claim 1 of the first patent reads as follows:
“The method of enhancing the growth of plants…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- The Barbed Wire PatentSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Atlantic Works v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Brown v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- National Hollow Brake-Beam Co. v. Interchangeable Brake-Beam Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Donner v. Sheer Pharmacal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- Matthews v. Allen Matthews v. Koolvent Metal Awning Co. Of Winston-Salem, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Leavitt v. McBee Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1942
- Moleculon Research Corp. v. CBS, INC.District Court, D. Delaware · 1984
- American Lecithin Co. v. J. C. Ferguson Mfg. Works, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1937
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