Legal Opinion
Ransburg Corp. v. Automatic Finishing Systems, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 31, 1976No. Civ. A. 68-1320PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DITTER, District Judge.
In this patent matter, the present question is whether the manufacturer of an allegedly infringing device so controlled the litigation of a prior suit involving identical patents as to be bound in this case by the decision in that one. 1 Pursuant to Rule 52(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, I make the following:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Plaintiff, Ransburg Corporation 2 (“Ransburg”) is an Indiana corporation with its principal office in Indianapolis.
2. Ransburg’s business primarily involves methods and equipment for electrostatic spray coating, the foremost of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Schnell v. Peter Eckrich & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Binks Manufacturing Company, Etc. v. Ransburg Electro-Coating Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
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