Legal Opinion
John W. Bentley v. Sunset House Distributing Corp., Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 25, 1966No. 19453PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Bentley brought this action for unfair competition and for patent infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 281, asking treble damages, costs, and attorney’s fees. The jury returned a general verdict for Bentley, assessing his damages at $4,581.60. The court granted defendant Sunset House’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (Rule 50(e), F.R.Civ.P.), and also granted, conditionally, its motion for a hew trial. Bentley appeals.
A model of the patented device, a meatball mold, was first made some time in 1956. As finally refined, it is a scissor-like instrument whose two…
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3Cited by48 opinions
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