Bowser, Inc. v. Filters, Inc.

396 F.2d 296 158 U.S.P.Q. 305 BOWSER, INC., an Indiana Corporation, Appellant, v. FILTERS, INC., a California Corporation, Engineered Fabrications, Inc., a California Corporation doing business under the style of Enfab, Inc., and Lucian W. Taylor, Appellees. No. 21466. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. May 20, 1968. 1 Clarence E. Threedy (argued), of Threedy & Threedy, Bernard Hoban, Chicago, Ill., Lawrence Livingston, of Livingston, Borregard & Grant, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant. 2 L. N. Duryea (argued), of Duryea, Carpenter & Barnes, Santa Ana, Cal., Harlow P. Rothert, of Cushing, Cullinan, Hancock & Rothert, San Francisco, Cal., Donald R. Fraser, of Wilson & Fraser, Toledo, Ohio, for appellees. 3 Before DUNIWAY and ELY, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, District Judge. THOMPSON, District Judge: 4 Bowser, Inc., owner of the Marvel patent for a fiber glass filter used in separating water from aviation fuel, brought an action for infringement against Lucian W. Taylor, the inventor of a competing filter, Engineered Fabrications, Inc., doing business as Enfab, Inc., who, under Taylor's control, did research on the development of the competing…