Craig v. Michigan Lubricator Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Michigan
The bill of complaint in this cause is filed by Warren H. Craig and others against the Michigan Lubricator Company and Frank W. Marvin, as its president and individually, for an alleged infringement of claims 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of letters patent No. 398,583, dated February 26, 1889, and issued to Craig for “improvements in sight-feed lubricators.” By stipulation, Max Nathan was made a party complainant, because of certain rights held by him under the patent.
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, District Judge.
The proofs in the cause fail to establish any individual liability for the matters charged in the bill upon Mr. Marvin, the individual defendant, and it is practically conceded that it should he dismissed as to him.
The defenses to the charge of infringement are: (1) That the *174claims sued upon are invalid for want of novelty and invention, or are limited to the construction shown in the patent drawings, and admitted to be different from the defendants’ construction; (2) that such claims are for nonpatentable aggregations; (B) that by limitation imposed by the patent office,…
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