Legal Opinion

Dobson v. Lees

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 1, 1890No. 43PublishedCited by 44 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. In equity for the infringement of letters patent.- Decree dismissing the bill. Plaintiffs appealed. The case is -stated in the opinion.. -

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller

This was a bill exhibited by John Dobson, James Dobson and James Greaves against James Lees and others, for infringement of reissued letters patent No. 10,054, Division A, dated March Y, 1882, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and upon hearing on pleadings and proofs dismissed by the court. The opinion will be found reported in 30 Fed. Rep. 625.

It appears from the record that James Greaves applied September 30, 1872, for a patent for an “ improvement in condensing cylinders for carding engines,” the proposed claim being: “The application, as…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Shepard v. CarriganSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  3. Leggett v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  4. Powder Co. v. Powder WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  5. Roemer v. PeddieSupreme Court of the United States · 1889

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3Cited by44 opinions

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