GEN. ELECTRIC CO. v. WABASH CO.

No. 453.

304 U.S. 364 (1938)

GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. v. WABASH APPLIANCE CORP. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 16, 1938.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Merrell E. Clark, with whom Messrs. Hubert Howson and Alexander C. Neave were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Samuel E. Darby, Jr., with whom Mr. Paul Kolisch was on the brief, for respondents.


MR. JUSTICE REED delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner, General Electric Company, brought this patent infringement suit based on Pacz Patent No. 1,410,499, relating to a tungsten filament for incandescent lamps. The patent, issued March 21, 1922, on an application filed February 20, 1917, contains process and product claims; only the latter are here involved. The District Court for Eastern New York held claims 25, 26 and 27 valid and infringed, and gave petitioner...

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