Legal Opinion
Electrical Fittings Corp. v. Thomas
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 22, 1939No. 582PublishedCited by 261 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts
This was a suit in equity by the respondents for alleged infringement of a patent. . The District Court held claim 1 valid but not infringed and claim 2 invalid. Instead of dismissing the bill without more, it entered a decree adjudging claim 1 valid but dismissing the bill for failure to prove infringement.
The respondents did not appeal, but filed in the Patent Office a disclaimer of claim 2. The petitioners appealed to the Circuit Court of Appeals from so much of the decree as adjudicated claim 1 valid. The appeal was dismissed on the ground that the petitioners had been awarded all the…
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- Thomas & Betts Co. v. Electrical Fittings Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
- Oliver-Sherwood Co. v. Patterson-Ballagh CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
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