Hassam Paving Co. v. Consolidated Contract Co.
District Court, D. Oregon
In Equity. Suit by the Hassam Paving Company and the Oregon Hassam Paving Company against the Consolidated Contract Company and the Pacific Coast Casualty Company. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
BEAN, District Judge.
The time at my disposal will not permit the formation of an elaborate and exhaustive opinion, and I can do nothing more than state my conclusions briefly.
The suit is brought to restrain infringement of letters patent granted to the complainants’ assignor for what is known as Hassam pave-. ment. The defense rests on the ground that the patents in question are invalid (1) for want of invention or discovery, and (2) that the defendants have a license to use complainants’ patent without .royalty because the city of Portland, at the request of its agent, specified that the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Seymour v. OsborneSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Elizabeth v. Pavement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Smith v. Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Deering v. Winona Harvester WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- The Corn-Planter PatentSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
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