National Folding-Box & Paper Co. v. Elsas
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
This was a suit by the National Folding-Box & Paper Company against Herman Elsas and David Keller for infringement of letters patent No. 171,806, granted to Reuben Ritter, January 4, 1876, for an improvement in paper boxes.
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This was a suit by the National Folding-Box & Paper Company against Herman Elsas and David Keller for infringement of letters patent No. 171,806, granted to Reuben Ritter, January 4, 1876, for an improvement in paper boxes. On motion by complainant for a preliminary injunction, the following opinion was rendered by Laeombe, Circuit Judge: “A careful examination of file exhibits introduced by the defendants, as samples of the locking device in the boxes sold by them, leads me to the conclusion that the projection does not accomplish its purpose by hooking over the material at tlie end of the…
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
The validity of the complainant’s patent is no longer open to controversy in this court It has been the fre*1002qilent. subject of litigation and has, invariably, been sustained. Box Co. v. Nugent, 41 Fed. 139; National Folding-Box & Paper Co. v. American Paper Pail & Box Co. (on preliminary injunction) 48 Fed. 913, affirmed 51 Fed. 229, 2 C. C. A. 165; same, on final hearing, 55 Fed. 488; National Folding-Box & Paper Co. v. Phoenix Paper Co., 57 Fed. 223.
Upon the question of infringement also the defendants are confronted by four circuit court decisions and one decision of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- American Paper Pail & Box Co. v. National Folding Box & Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1892
- National Folding Box & Paper Co. v. American Paper Pail & Box Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1893
- National Folding Box & Paper Co. v. American Paper Pail & Box Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1892
- Chicopee Folding Box Co. v. NugentU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York · 1889
- National Folding Box & Paper Co. v. Phoenix Paper Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York · 1893
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- Tripp Giant Leveller Co. v. BresnahanU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1899