Legal Opinion
General Electric Co. v. Jewel Incandescent Lamp Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 10, 1945No. 46PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
This is a suit for infringement of Pipkin Patent No. 1,687,510 issued to petitioner, assignee of Marvin Pipkin, on October 16,1928. The District Court found the patent to be invalid and also that the accused structure did not infringe. It accordingly dismissed the bill. 47 E. Supp. 818. The Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, holding the patent invalid. 146 F. 2d 414. The case is here on a petition for writ of certiorari which we granted because of a conflict of decision among the Circuit Courts of Appeals.
The patent relates to a frosted glass bulb for electric lamps. It is defended here as a…
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