Case Name: WESTERN STATES MACH. CO. v. S. S. HEPWORTH CO.
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1940-12-23
Citations: 1 F.R.D. 576
Docket Number: Civil No. 1544
Parties: WESTERN STATES MACH. CO. v. S. S. HEPWORTH CO.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Rules Decisions
Volume: 1
Pages: 576–577

Head Matter:
WESTERN STATES MACH. CO. v. S. S. HEPWORTH CO.
Civil No. 1544.
District Court, E. D. New York.
Dec. 23, 1940.
Hammond & Littell, of New York City (Nelson Littell and Albert C. Johnston, both of New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff, for the motion.
Howson & Howson and Hubert Howson, all of New York City, for defendant, opposed.

Opinion:
CAMPBELL, District Judge.
This is a motion to strike and for a bill of particulars.
The motion to strike is denied.
There are many claims in the patents in suit of which all are in suit, therefore, defendant should not be requested to give the information required until plaintiff notifies defendant of the claims on which it will rely.
The motion for a bill of particulars as to the claims on which plaintiff notifies the defendant it will rely and as to all other demands is granted, bill to be served ten days after receipt by the defendant of the notice from plaintiff of the claims on which it intends to rely, and on the service of the bill there must be exchanged, between the parties, in the usual manner, the date of the invention of the patents in suit where earlier than the filing dates of said patents and the same information as to any patents offered by the defendant by way of defense.