Legal Opinion
American Graphophone Co. v. Leeds & Catlin Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided August 14, 1905No. 8,570PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Equity. On plea.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
The bill charges infringement of United States letters patent No. 688,739, granted to Joseph W. Jones, on December 10, 1901, and avers under oath the assignment thereof by the patentee to the complainant. The defendants interposed a plea at bar, asserting that complainant had no formal title to the patent, that Jones is still its owner, and therefore complainant has no legal capacity to sue. Defendants have also answered, challenging complainant’s title and denying the alleged infringement of the patent in suit. The answer, therefore, extends to the matter specified in…
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