Macbeth-Evans Glass Co. v. General Electric Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Ohio; John H. Clarke, Judge. Suit by the Macbeth-Evans Glass Company against the General Electric Company. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This -was a suit for infringement of letters patent reissue 13,766, bearing date July 7, 1914, to George A. Macbeth, assignor to Macbeth-Evans Glass Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania. The invention relates to a “method and batch or mixture for making glass for illuminating purposes such as in electric and other shades and globes.” The pleadings present the usual issues of a patent suit, except that a distinct defense was introduced and made the basis of the decision. This was brought about in pursuance of Equity Rule 29 (198 Fed. xxvi, 115 C. C. A. xxvi), and on…
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