Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit June 8, 1971, 25873_1 (Massillon-Cleveland-Akron Sign Co., a Corporation v. Golden State Advertising Co., Inc., a Corporation)

HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:

This is an interlocutory appeal, taken pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), from a district court order striking certain affirmative defenses and a counterclaim asserted by one of the defendants.

The plaintiff and appellee is Massil-lon-Cleveland-Akron Sign Co. (MCA), which is the owner of Letters Patent No. 2,764,830 for “Articulated Banner Unit Construction.