New York Belting & Packing Co. v. Magowan

The question raised in this case is whether, after the expiration of the patent sued on, the court ought to include in the decree an injunction against the defendants’ using or selling the infringing articles manufactured by them during the life of the patent. The bill of complaint prayed for an injunction, and for an account of profits and damages. On filing the hill, an application was made for a preliminary injunction, affidavits were put in by the defendants, which suggested a doubt concerning the validity of the complainant’s invention, and, as the defendants were pecuniarily…