Edison Electric Light Co. v. Columbia Incandescent Lamp Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri
In Equity. Bill by the Edison Electric Light Company and others against the Columbia Incandescent Lamp Company and others for infringement of a patent. On motion for a preliminary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
HALLETT, District Judge.
Complainants allege infringement of letters patent Ho. 223,898, issued to Thomas A. Edison January 27, 1880, for an improved electric lamp. This patent came under the consideration of the circuit court of the southern district of Hew York in the case of Edison Electric Light Co. v. United States Electric Lighting Co., 47 Fed. Rep. 454, and was held to be for a lamp “consisting essentially of a filamentary carbon burner, hermetically sealed in a glass vacuum chamber.” So understood, it is the incandescent lamp in common use, and no question is presented in this record…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Edison Electric Light Co. v. United States Electric Lighting Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1892
- Bailey Wringing Machine Co. v. AdamsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania · 1877
3Cited by5 opinions
- Electric Manuf'g Co. v. Edison Electric Light Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1894
- Philadelphia Trust, Safe-Deposit & Insurance v. Edison Electric Light Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1895
- Snow v. DuxstadWyoming Supreme Court · 1915
- Edison Electric Light Co. v. Philadelphia Trust, Safe-Deposit & Ins.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1894
- Norton v. Eagle Automatic Can Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1894