The Law of Patents for Useful Inventions, Volume 3

William Callyhan Robinson

Little, Brown, 1890 - Patent laws and legislation

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Laws for the Protection and Vindication of the Rights of Owners	3

CHAPTER I	9

PAGE	10

An Action to Annul an Interfering Patent is a Case Affecting	15

Rescission	17

CHAPTER II	26

Patent 222	32

Third View that the Right of the Inventor under this Statute	34

When Proper	441

Procedure Thereon	442

Defences Peculiar to Equity Laches Estoppel	444

Joinder of Defences	446

Statement of Special Defences in the Answer	448

Denial of Plaintiffs Title or of Defendants Infringement in the Answer	452

Effect of Admissions in the Answer	454

Effect of Sworn Answer	455

SECTION I	40

Identity not Controverted by the Issue of a Later Patent for	53

Infringement through Ignorance of the Patent how Prevented	59

No Infringement can be Committed before the Issue of the Patent	67

Infringement by the Government and its Officials	73

Infringement by a JointOwner of the Patent	82

Infringement by a Licensee under an Implied License	88

Infringement by Private Individuals	94

Unauthorized	101

Infringement of a Patent for a Manufacture	107

Licensees and Owners of Equitable Interests cannot be Plaintiffs	124

Assignee of Claim for Past Infringements when Plaintiff in Actions	131

The Declaration Allegation of	137

Joinder of Several Patents where Violated	143

Denial that the Patented Art or Instrument	147

Denial that the Alleged Inventor was the First	150

Denial of the Utility of the Patented Art	153

333	158

Denial that the Invention Covered by the Patent	159

Ambiguity in the Claims	166

Coownership of the Patent or License	172

Estoppel	179

Defendant may Employ all his Defences unless Estopped	186

Pleadings under the Act of 1793	198

when Notice also Required	204

Notice Required where the Defence Rests on the Allegation that	205

Form and Service of Notice	213

its Requisites	221

Competency of Witnesses	227

their Distinctions	233

Documentary Evidence in Actions at Law for Infringement	241

Evidence Concerning the Nature of the Patented Invention Lim	247

Performance of the Invent	253

The Alleged Invention	259

Novelty of the Patented	260

Utility of the Patented	280

NonExistence of the Let	288

The Patented Invention	295

Want of Title in	301

Noncommission	307

Statute of Limi	313

Distinction between the Rule of Damages and the Rules of Evi	319

Monopoly Enjoyed by Granting	326

Monopoly Enjoyed by the	335

Sells it to the Public	351

jury where the Infringing Acts Differ from those by which	357

Nominal Damages when Recoverable	363

Order in which Evidence is Produced in Court	369

Trial of Issues of Fact by the Court without a Jury	381

SECTION IV	390

Origin of Equity Jurisdiction over Infringement Cases in the United States	391

Object of the Act	392

Legal and Equitable Jurisdiction over Infringement Cases not Concurrent	393

Jurisdiction of Equity Complete whenever Any Form of Equitable Relief is Necessary	395

No Equity Jurisdiction where Adequate Remedy Exists at Law	396

Adequate Remedy Exists at Law in What Cases	397

No Adequate Remedy at Law against Future Infringements	400

No Adequate Remedy at Law where the Injured Party is not the Legal Owner of the Patent	401

No Adequate Remedy at Law where a Discovery is Necessary or the Defence Rests on Equitable Grounds	402

Whether Adequate Remedy Exists at Law when the Defendants Gain from the Infringement Exceeds the Plaintiffs Loss	403

Whether Adequate Remedy Exists at Law when the Patent has Expired before Suit is Commenced	409

Whether Adequate Remedy Exists at Law where the Patent Ex pires Pending Suit	411

General Rules of Equity Jurisdiction	414

Equity Jurisdiction not Conferrable by Waiver or Agreement of Parties	415

Local Jurisdiction in Equity wherein Different from that at Law	416

Parties Plaintiff in Equity	418

Joinder of Plaintiffs in Equity	420

Addition of New Plaintiffs Pending Suit	422

Plaintiffs in Equity Must Sue in their Own Names	423

Misjoinder of Plaintiffs	424

Collusive Suits	425

Parties Defendant in Equity	427

Nonjoinder of Defendants	428

Prayers for Equitable Relief	433

Multifariousness	434

Service Appearance	438

Proceedings on Demurrer	440

Joint Answers Exceptions to Answer	457

CrossBills	458

Supplemental Bills	459

Amendments to Bill or Answer	461

Various Modes	464

Trial by Jury on Feigned Issues PAGE 442	465

Effect of the Verdict on a Feigned Issue	468

Evidence Admissible in Equity	470

Objections Excep tions	472

Practice and Procedure in Equity in Actions for Infringement	476

Decrees Pro Confesso	477

Final Decrees	482

Rehearings 480 482	484

Rehearing on the Ground of Newly Discovered Evidence	485

Rehearing on the Ground of Newly Discovered Defences	488

Profits in Equity Distinct from Profits at Law both in Theory and in Mode of Computation	491

Power of Equity to Compel an Infringer to Account for his Un lawful Gains	492

General Mode of Computation	494

Computation of Profits where the Infringement Consists in the Sale or Manufacture and Sale of the Patented Invention 1140 Computation of Profits ...	496

ing Articles in which the Patented Invention is Embraced and Adds to the Profits of Each Sale 1141 Computation of Profits where the Infringement C...	502

Increases the Number and Amount of Sales 1142 Computation of Profits where the Infringement Consists in Sell ing Articles which Embrace the Pate...	505

from Infringing Sales	508

Computation of Profits where the Infringement Consists in the Use or Manufacture and Use of the Patented Invention	511

ceipts and Savings Taken as the Minuend	512

Unlawful Use of the Invention	518

Computation of Profits as Determined by the Duration of	524

By Whom Taken	530

Exceptions to the Report of the Master concerning the Amount	537

505	539

when Taxed and in Whose Favor	545

Bill of Review	551

Discretion of the Court in Granting	557

Grantable only to Prevent Prospective	558

Summation of Rules Concerning Prior	587

Public Acquiescence as Evidence	594

Grounds of Its Refusal No Irreparable	603

508	605

Purpose of Plaintiff in Requesting it	610

Grounds of Its Refusal Defendants Good Faith	611

Grounds of Its Refusal Defendants Patent	612

Grounds of Its Refusal Doubts of the Court as to the Existence of Proper Conditions	615

Grounds of Its Refusal Disastrous Consequences if Granted	618

Granted without Reserve if the Plaintiff is Entitled to it	620

Bond and Account ordered in Lieu Thereof	623

Who may be Enjoined Public Corpo rations Private Corporations CoPartners	626

Who may be Enjoined Coowners Assignees Licensees Agents etc	627

Who may be Enjoined Defendant Ceasing to Infringe	629

Notice to Defendant of Application Appearance Answer	631

Questions Arising on the Application	632

Hearing Production of Evidence	633

Ex Parte Hearings Burden of Proof	635

Form and Scope of Injunction	636

Effect of Injunction	638

Dissolution of Injunction	640

Obligation of Defendant to Obey	642

How Violated	643

By Whom Violated	645

Application for Attachment for Contempt	646

Order of Attachment when Issued	649

Penalty for Contempt	650

when Granted	653

Duration Suspension	654

Perpetual Injunction by Consent	655

Violation Dissolution	656

CHAPTER IV	657

Wrongs against the Rights of the Parties to a Contract concern ing Patented Inventions are Breaches of Contract even where they Infringe the Patent	658

As Contracting Parties Assignors and Assignees and Grantors	659

Remedy of the Assignee when the Assignor Procured the	665

Remedy of the Assignor when the Assignee has Procured	672

Fraud in the Sale	678

ties on Sales	695

VOL III	698

APPENDIX	709

INDEX	753

709	905

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Title	The Law of Patents for Useful Inventions, Volume 3 The Law of Patents for Useful Inventions, William Callyhan Robinson
Author	William Callyhan Robinson
Publisher	Little, Brown, 1890

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