McKinnon Chain Co. v. American Chain Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; Charles B. Witmer, Judge. Suit in equity by the McKinnon Chain Company against the American Chain Company. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODDEY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, assignee of Letters Patent No. 1,023,126 granted to James Coulter, charged the defendant with infringement by the manufacture and use of machines embodying the invention of the patent. The claims in suit are 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, *35415, 20, 21, 26, 29, 30, 36, 37, 38, 39, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49. The District Court, finding an implied license in favor of the defendant, and, therefore, no infringement, dismissed the bill. 259 Fed. 873. •
By this appeal, the plaintiff has charged error in the court’s finding of implied'license, on which alone the court…
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