Legal Opinion

Grasselli Chemical Co. v. National Aniline & Chemical Co.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 21, 1928No. 267PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

L. HAND, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).

We agree with the plaintiff that the patent in suit describes or rather attempts to describe the same invention as the German patent to Bayer & Company of December 31,1913, and it cannot be properly understood without recourse to that document. This declares first that bases, other than those described in the earlier patents, are accelerators, regardless of their constitution, provided they have the necessary constant. (The first draft of this patent had indeed stated that while all bases were accelerators, only those above the limit…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Alexander Milburn Co. v. Davis-Bournonville Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Egbert v. LippmannSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  3. Ansonia Brass & Copper Co. v. Electrical Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
  4. Hall v. MacNealeSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  5. Strause Gas Iron Co. v. William M. Crane Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Metallizing Engineering Co. v. Kenyon Bearing & Auto Parts Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
  2. Aerovox Corporation v. Polymet Mfg. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
  3. Struthers Patent Corp. v. Nestle Co., Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1981
  4. Freeman v. AltvaterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
  5. Chemithon Corporation v. Procter & Gamble CompanyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1968

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