Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. v. New England Navigation Co.

Citations

• 191 F. 194
• 1911 U.S. App. LEXIS 5519

Syllabus

<p>1. Patents (§ 310*) — Suit fob Infringement — Demurrer to Bill.</p> <p>In a suit for infringement of a patent, the defense of laches, or that the patent itself is void for uncertainty, does not usually constitute ground for demurrer, but is a matter to be determined on the hearing.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Patents, Dec. Dig. § 310.*</p> <p>Laches ás a defense in suits for infringement, see notes to Taylor v. Sawyer Spindle Co., 22 C. C. A. 211; Richardson v. D. M. Osborne & Co., 36 C. C. A. 613.]</p> <p>'2. Patents (§ 310*) — Suit fob Infringement — Demurrer to Bill.</p> <p>The objection that a bill for infringement does not allege which of the claims of the patent are relied on is not ground for demurrer, but should be taken by motion to require complainant to specify such claims.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Patents, Cent. Dig. §§ 507-540; Dec. Dig. § 310.*]</p>