Holmes Burglar Alarm Tel. Co. v. Domestic Telegraph & Telephone Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey
In Equity. Suit to restrain infringement of letters patent, brought by the Holmes Burglar Alarm Telegraph Company and the Municipal District Telegraph Company against the1 Domestic Telegraph & Telephone Company, George W. Hubbell, Enos Runyon, F. T. Fearey, and Jabez Fearey.
1Opinion of the CourtWales, J.
This suit was brought to restrain the defendants from infringement of reissued letters patent No. 4,297, for improvements in electro-magnetic burglar alarms, granted March 14, 1871, to William B. Guernsey. One of the complainants is the owner of the patent, and the other is alleged to be a licensee under it.
The bill sets out the title of tbe Holmes Burglar Alarm Telegraph Company, and the granting of an exclusive license, for certain purposes, to the Municipal District Telegraph Company; but objection is made in the a'nswer of the defendants that in fact no license was ever granted to the…
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