Legal Opinion
Keller v. Adams-Campbell Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 7, 1924No. 315PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taft
This was a suit to enjoin the infringement of a patent for an improvement in auxiliary windshields for automobiles. It was brought on a reissued patent. The reissue was granted on the ground that the original patent was inoperative to protect the real invention due to defective and insufficient and too narrow claims, all of which arose through inadvertence and mistake due to misunderstanding between the inventor and his solicitor. The defect in his claims was alleged to have been called to his attention April 1,1919, his application for reissue was filed May 22, 1919, six months and ten days…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Topliff v. TopliffSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Crown Cork & Seal Co. v. Aluminum Stopper Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1901
- Layne & Bowler Corp. v. Western Well Works, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Furness, Withy & Co. v. Yang-Tsze Ins. Assn., Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
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3Cited by29 opinions
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- General Talking Pictures Corp. v. Western Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States v. ShannonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Sontag Chain Stores Co. v. National Nut Co. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. United States Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1935
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