Legal Opinion
Hughes Tool Co. v. Owen
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 5, 1941No. 10067PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
The suit was for damages for, and an injunction against, the infringement of two patents, Scott and Wellensiek, No. 1,647,-753, and Fletcher, No. 1,856,627. Each relates to the teeth on drill hits. The validity of each patent, and that both patents are for inventions which contributed materially to the well drilling art, is conceded. Plaintiff appellant, a manufacturer of drilling bits and other devices used in drilling for oil, manufactures, under the patents in suit, bits having teeth thereon, made and arranged in accordance with their teaching. These bits are…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wilson v. SimpsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
- Cotton-Tie Co. v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Goodyear Shoe Machinery Co. v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1901
- Davis Electrical Works v. Edison Electric Light Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1894
- Southwestern Tool Co. v. Hughes Tool Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Baker-Cammack Hosiery Mills, Inc. v. Davis Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Robertson Rock Bit Co. v. Hughes Tool Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Williams v. Hughes Tool Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- Walling v. Panther Creek Mines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1945
- James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Strickland Transportation Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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