Lyon, Inc. v. Clayton & Lambert Mfg. Co.

NIELDS, District Judge.

This is a patent infringement suit by Lyon, Incorporated, owner of two patents, and Lyon Cover Company, exclusive licensee thereunder, against Clayton & Lambert Manufacturing Company. United States patent No. 1,807,697, dated June 2, 1931, and United States patent No. 1,875,-316, dated September 6, 1932, were granted to George Albert Lyon for metal covers for spare tires of automobiles. The defenses are invalidity and noninfringement. This opinion is confined to the issues raised by the defense of noninfringernent of the first patent and by both defenses to the second…