Luminous Unit Co. v. Freeman-Sweet Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Ill Equity. Suit by the Luminous Unit Company against the Freeman'Sweet Company for infringement of patents.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, District Judge.
This is an infringement suit on patents issued to Edwin E. Guth for an electric lamp, Nos. 1,076,418 and 1,082,322. Both patents were sustained in Luminous Unit Co. v. R. Williamson & Co. (D. C.) 241 Fed. 265, affirmed 245 Fed. 988, - C. C. A. -, and the second one held not infringed. The lighting fixture is fully described in the opinion of the District Court ill the Williamson Case, and that description need not be repeated here.
[1] The Question of Validity. — Novelty and patentability are again vigorously attacked, but it is not necessary to discuss the questions…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Miller v. Eagle Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- James v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- The Suffolk Company v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- Caliga v. Inter Ocean Newspaper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- President Suspender Co. v. MacwilliamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Fleischman Yeast Co. v. Federal Yeast CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1925
- Freeman-Sweet Co. v. Luminous Unit Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1919
- Hughes Tool Co. v. United MacH. Co.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1939
- Reflectolyte Co. v. Luminous Unit Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- Gross v. NorrisDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1927
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