Case Name: NATIONAL METAL MOLDING CO. v. TUBULAR WOVEN FABRIC CO.
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1916-10-18
Citations: 236 F. 745
Docket Number: No. 1208
Parties: NATIONAL METAL MOLDING CO. v. TUBULAR WOVEN FABRIC CO.
Judges: Before PUTNAM, DODGE, and BINGHAM, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 236
Pages: 745–746

Head Matter:
NATIONAL METAL MOLDING CO. v. TUBULAR WOVEN FABRIC CO.
(Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
October 18, 1916.)
No. 1208.
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Where a bill seeking to enjoin the infringement of a patent was upheld, and ilie patentee issued a. circular letter to the trade in good faith, the issuance of the letter will not be enjoined, where it expressed the conclusions reached by the court, though it was not wholly accurate, and was rather strongly expressed.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Patents, Cent. Dig. §§ 588, 589; Dec. Dig. &wkey;321J
Dodge, J., dissenting.
Appeal from the. District Court of the United States for the District of Rhode Island; Arthur D. Brown, Judge.
Bill by the National Metal Molding Company against the Tubular Woven Fabric Company. A temporary injunction was granted, .and defendant moved to enjoin plaintiff from issuing a circular referring to the decision. From an order enjoining the issuance of the circular, plaintiff appeals.
Order reversed.
See, also, 227 Fed. 884, 142 C. C. A. 408.
Carroll U. Perkins and W. K. Richardson, both, of Boston, Mass. (Charles F. Perkins, of Boston, Mass., on the brief), for appellant. William Ouinby, of Boston, Mass., for appellee.
Before PUTNAM, DODGE, and BINGHAM, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
This case was in the nature of supplementary proceedings in reference to the publication of a letter referring to the decision of this court maintaining the bill and restraining its publication. The letter was, perhaps, strongly expressed, and not altogether accurate; but, clearly, we find no occasion to question its good faith, and without doubt it expressed the conclusions we reached, and on the whole we enter the following decree without further comment:
The order of the District Court is reversed, and the appellant recovers its costs of appeal.