Legal Opinion
Jamesbury Corporation v. Worcester Valve Company, Inc. v. E. W. Bliss Company, Intervener
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 26, 1971No. 71-1018PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This diversity action 1 in contract concerns the ownership of patent No. 2,945,666 (patent ’666), which was developed by Howard G. Freeman, president of The Jamesbury Corporation. Jamesbury, the appellee, initially brought suit for infringement of the ’666 patent against Worcester Valve Company, Inc. E. W. Bliss Company, the appellant, intervened in that suit, claiming ownership of the ’666 patent. At trial below, reported at 318 F.Supp. 1 (D.Mass.1970), Worcester Valve did not participate; the sole issue was that of ownership of the patent rights.
In 1940, Freeman went…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. Dubilier Condenser CorpSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Dolbear v. American Bell Telephone CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Stetson v. FrenchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- T. H. Symington Co. v. National Malleable Castings Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- John C. Marston, Etc. v. American Employers Insurance Co., Rita J. Wallace, Administratrix v. American Employers Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Jamesbury Corp. v. Litton Industrial Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
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- John T. Demars v. General Dynamics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
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