Legal Opinion
E. I. S. Mfg. Co. v. Supco Products Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 7, 1938PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATTERSON, District Judge.
The suit is one for patent infringement, brought by an exclusive licensee against an assignee of the patent. The patentee is joined as a party defendant, but no relief is demanded against him. All the parties are citizens of New York. While the stakes are small, there are facts in the case that take it out of the ordinary run.
Bischof in 1932 filed application for a patent on a take-up device for use on cables of atitomobile brakes. By written agreement of March 4, 1933, he granted to the plaintiff the exclusive right to manufacture and sell the device for a term of…
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- Waterman v. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1893
- Marvel Carburetor Co. v. CarterMichigan Supreme Court · 1937
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