Paper Converting MacHine Co. v. FMC Corporation

TEHAN, Chief Judge.

In this suit charging infringement by the defendant FMC Corporation 1 of a patent for a web cutting apparatus, the plaintiff, Paper Converting Machine Co., Inc. has filed a motion to produce, portions of which the defendant has opposed claiming that the plaintiff seeks production of privileged communications between attorney and client. Pursuant to order of the court, the defendant has submitted to the court those allegedly privileged documents coming into existence prior to January 27, 1959, the date of issuance of the patent in suit, for ruling as to their privileged…