Adee v. Thomas
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York
In Equity. Bill for injunction. Final hearing of suit in equity to restrain infringement of a patent originally granted to defendant, and by him assigned to complainants.
1Opinion of the CourtLacombe, J.
The patent upon which complainants bring suit is No. 286,746, for a waste-trap, dated October 16, 1883, and issued originally to the defendant. On July 15, 1888, he assigned it to the complainants for a valuable consideration. In vindication of the waste-traps which defendant now makes against the charge of infringement, the only evidence introduced is found in three patents, two prior and one subsequent to that sued upon. The subsequent patent is No. 371,107, October 4, 1887, granted to defendant lor “waste-trap for basins, closets, etc.” That defendant manufactures traps under a subsequent…
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