Murjahn v. Hall

Citations

• 119 F. 186
• 1902 U.S. App. LEXIS 5254

Syllabus

<p>1. Patents—Procurement in Fraud of Inventor — Right to Equitable Relief.</p> <p>Complainant alleged in his bill that he was the inventor of a new kind of water paint, which he made and sold in large quantities; that he was induced to disclose the invention to defendant on the promise of the latter that he would keep it secret and would purchase large quantities of the paint from complainant for his own use; that in violation of such agreement and without complainant’s knowledge defendant obtained a patent for the paint composition as his own invention, from which he has derived large profits, and which he has used to the injury of complainant’s business; and that he threatens to sue complainant’s customers for infringement. Held, that such bill stated a cause of action against defendant for an accounting and an injunction, and for an adjudication of the invalidity of the patent.</p>