Otto v. Koppers Co.

BOREMAN, District Judge.

This is an action for patent infringement, involving two patents owned by the plaintiff, Dr. Carl Otto (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Otto”), who is a citizen of the State of New York, an engineer, and the head of Otto Construction Company, a New York firm engaged in the design and erection of by-product coke oven plants. Defendant, Hoppers Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter sometimes referred to as *554‘■‘-Khppqrs”)', has principal offices in Pittsbfifgh, Pennsylvania, is licensed to do business in West Virginia, and is also engaged in the design,…