Legal Opinion
National Battery Co. v. Western Molded Products Co.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided July 23, 1941No. 884-B HPublished
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON, District Judge.
This is an action based on alleged infringement of Patent No. 2,098,478, issued November 9, 1937, upon application filed January 7, 1935, covering a battery container. The issues of invalidity and non-infringement have been raised by the answer.
The patent contains two claims as follows : •
“1. The combination with a molded storage battery container formed with a recess in its outer surface, of a name plate formed from molded, acid-resistant composition having the appearance of an integral part of said container and a coefficient of expansion approximately equal to that…
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