Legal Opinion
Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. Black & Decker Mfg. Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided January 3, 1951No. Civ. A. No. 4698PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
This is the usual type of patent infringement case and the defenses are the usual ones ‘ of invalidity of the patent and non-infringement. The patent in suit is United States Patent No. 2012916, issued August 27, 1935, to R. H. Pott (filed January 30, 1932) for an “impact tool”. Holsclaw Brothers, Inc., has a reversionary right granted to it by Pott under the patent. An exclusive license to manufacture articles under it, and certain other patents, was granted by Pott and Holsclaw July 10, 1934 to Ingersoll-Rand Company, a New Jersey corporation, under an agreement by…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- B. F. Goodrich Co. v. United States Rubber Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1956
- Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. Black & Decker Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
- Boston Metals Co. v. Air Products Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952