Legal Opinion
George J. Meyer Mfg. Co. v. Miller Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 23, 1928No. 3917PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVAN A. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Appellants brought this suit to enjoin infringe'ment of patent No. 839,864, granted January 1, ,1907, to C. H. Loew, and covering “Mechanism for Rinsing, Spraying, and Brushing Bottles.” The court dismissed the bill for want of equity.
The defenses are invalidity, noninfringement, laches, and estoppel. It will be necessary to consider the last two defenses only.
Loew applied for a patent April 17,1903. While the application was pending three machines were built and put upon the market. They were all unsatisfactory and soon returned to the factory where they were…
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