General Machinery Corp. v. Clearing Mach. Corp.

TREANOR, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant filed a bill in equity alleging infringement of original patent No. 1,768,503 issued to one Byerlein, for a drawing press, said patent now being owned by plaintiff. During the pendency of the suit the original patent was reissued, and thereupon, plaintiff filed a supplemental bill of complaint based upon the reissue patent No. 20,042. The bill prayed injunctive relief, accounting of profits, and damages. Issue was joined on the supplemental bill, and the reissue patent is the subject of the present litigation. The issues raised by the pleadings and…