U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey November 8, 1900 (Thomson-Houston Electric Co. v. Walker Co.)

BRADFORD, District Judge.

The bill charges infringement of letters patent of the United States Nos. 394,999 and 462,973, both of which are and were at the time of the alleged infringement thereof owned by the complainant. The answer sets up the usual defences, including anticipation, lack of patentable novelty and non-infringement. Patent No. 394,999 was granted December 25, 1888, to Edwin W.