Clerk v. Tannage Patent Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Delaware. This was a suit in equity by the Tannage Patent Company against William B. Clerk & Co. for alleged infringement of certain patents for processes of tanning hides. The circuit court granted a preliminary injunction, and the defendants have- appealed therefrom.
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
The bill in this cause was filed to restrain the defendants from infringing the complainant’s patented' process for tanning hides and skins, as specified in letters patent Nos. 291,784, and 291,785. After a hearing upon bill and answer, with affidavits annexed, (he circuit court granted a preliminary injunction. For the purposes of the hearing in the circuit court, the validity of the complainant's patents was not denied, nor was that question raised here. The issues presented by the assignment of errors are whether the proofs show infringement, and, if so, whether…
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