Legal Opinion
Meyers v. Apco Mossberg Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 15, 1932No. 3330Published
1Opinion of the Court
BREWSTER, District Judge.
In this proceeding in equity the defendant is charged with infringement of letters patent No. 1,770,420, issued July 15, 1930, to Franklin Nicholas Meyers, on his application filed April 2, 1928. The patent relates to a device for wiping oil gauge rods, to be attached to automobile engines. The plaintiff claims as assignee of the patentee. The defenses are (1) anticipation, (2) want of invention, and (3) noninfringement.
Statement of Pacts.
To show the state of the patented art when Meyers came into the field, defendant has cited seven patents, issued betwen 1906 and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Atlantic Works v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- National Safety Lift Co. v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1921
- E. A. McMillin Co. v. Androscoggin Pulp Co.District Court, D. Maine · 1923
- Krentler-Arnold Hinge Last Co. v. BelcherDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1924