Legal Opinion
Mills Novelty Co. v. Monarch Tool & Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1931No. 5642PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
Infringement suit upon two patents for coin controlled mechanically played instrument, one issued September 19, 1916, on application filed July 10, 1909, No. 1,198,860, to Lesley and Enz (hereafter called Enz) and one issued September 19, 1916, on application filed December 16, 1910, No. 1,198,861, to Lesley and Sehoen (hereafter called Sehoen).
The District Court’s opinion held that Enz was invalid for lack of invention; that Sehoen was valid and infringed; that the defense of laches was not good; and that the title,to Sehoen had failed through the effeet of bankruptcy…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Dushane v. BeallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Railroad Co. v. TrimbleSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
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- Sol A. Dann, John H. Neville and Louise A. Turek v. Studebaker-Packard Corporation, Harold E. Churchill, Hugh J. Ferry, and A. J. PortaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1961
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