Legal Opinion
Nilson v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided August 5, 1929PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CANT, District Judge.
In this case, the 'plamtiffs on the one hand, and Mr. Henry Ford on the other, during the same period of time, were engaged in designing and perfecting wheels for use on tractors. So far as known, neither knew of the activities of the other. The wheels produced were substantially alike.
Plaintiffs claim conception andi disclosure in June, 1915, production of wheels in February, 1916, drawings of the invention on April 1, 1916, and reduction to practice in July, 1916. They applied for patent on January 8,1918. Patent was issued to them on January 21, 1919.
Defendant claims…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- The Barbed Wire PatentSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Deering v. Winona Harvester WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- National Hollow Brake-Beam Co. v. Interchangeable Brake-Beam Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
- Adamson v. GillilandSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Clark Thread Co. v. Willimantic Linen Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
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3Cited by1 opinion
- O'DONNELL v. United Shoe MacHinery CorporationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1933