Legal Opinion
Duncan Meter Corp. v. M. H. Rhodes, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided September 27, 1946No. Civ. A. No. 740PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LEAHY, District Judge.
This is a straight infringement suit, involving claim 15 of Miller No. 1,799,056, issued March 31, 1931. The defenses were invalidity and non-infringement. ' The decision in this case is that Miller ’056 is invalid; but if valid, infringed by defendant’s accused device.
1. Plaintiffs are Duncan Meter Corporation, an Illinois corporation, exclusive licensee under the patent, which deals with parking meters, in the parking meter field,1 and Samuel Lee Miller, resident of California, owner of the patent, against M. H. Rhodes, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
2. Claim 15 of the…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Duncan Meter Corp. v. M. H. Rhodes, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947