Legal Opinion
Murray Company of Texas, Inc. v. Continental Gin Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1959No. 17217_1PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.
Plaintiff, appellee here, charges the defendant, appellant here, with infringement of its Brooks patent No. 23,044, issued in 1948, entitled “Cotton Cleaning Apparatus.” Appellant, the Murray Company of Texas, interposes the usual defenses of invalidity and noninfringement. The district court, on findings and conclusions prepared and submitted by the prevailing party, held the patent valid and infringed. We hold the Brooks patent invalid for want of invention over the prior art.
The patent covers an apparatus for cleaning lint cotton, which is cotton fiber…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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