Legal Opinion
Williams v. Hughes Tool Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1950No. 3915_1PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment adjudging two patents owned by Hughes Tool Co.1 valid and infringed, and that Williams had interfered with the contract rights of Hughes under leases by which it licenses the use of the patented devices.
Williams pleaded invalidity, non-infringement, and misuse of the patents and by counterclaim sought damages for injury to his business and reputation, and an injunction restraining Hughes from alleged unfair competition.
The patents in suit are Fletcher No. 1,-856,627 and Scott and Garfield No. 1,983,-316. They relate to rotary drilling…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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