Case Name: WELSBACH LIGHT CO. v. FREEMAN et al.
Court: United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1900-02-02
Citations: 100 F. 298
Docket Number: 
Parties: WELSBACH LIGHT CO. v. FREEMAN et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 100
Pages: 298–298

Head Matter:
WELSBACH LIGHT CO. v. FREEMAN et al.
(Circuit Court, S. D. New York.
February 2, 1900.)
Patents — Suit for Infringement — Preliminary Injunction.
A complainant, in a suit for infringement of a process patent, is entitled to ’a preliminary injunction against the sale by -defendant of articles made by unknown'infringers, where it fairly appears by the showing made that their manufacture is in fact being caused by defendant.
On Motion for Preliminary Injunction.
John B. Bennett, for the motion.
Eugene Cohn, opposed.

Opinion:
LACQMBE, Circuit Jqdge.
Without considering the specific ctíargés in the moving papers, the court is satisfied, from defendant's own papers, that, although they may give no oral or written orders therefor, they do in fact cause the continued manufacture of infringing mantles by the unnamed infringers whose product is brought to defendants from time to time by the "peddlers in small lots," to whom the affidavit refers. Complainant may take an order for injunction 'pándente lite against manufacturing, or causing to be manufactured, etc.,' infringing mantles, and especially prohibiting the sale of any mantles coated in infringement of the patent, except such as shall be ¿ihown 'to have been coated and infringement thus committed prior tó'the date of service of the restraining order. Inasmuch as the question as to s status of mantles máde abroad has not yet been argued, this ordef shall not apply'to infringing mantles which may be shown to have been1 coated: outside of the United States.