Woodley v. American Container Corp.

BOOTH, Circuit Judge.

This is a patent suit in the usual form, the main defenses being denial of infringement and invalidity of the patent in view of the prior art. The patent involved is No. 1,156,122 issued by the United States to *455James C. Woodley, October 12, 1915, covering both a fibrous composition and process of manufacture.

The trial court entered a decree dismissing the bill upon the merits, but whether for invalidity of the patent or for noninfringement is somewhat uncertain.

The specifications state:

“The invention has for its object the obtaining of a composition of matter having…