Legal Opinion
R. M. Palmer Company v. Luden's, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 22, 1956No. 11652PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
The R. M. Palmer Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, brought this action against Luden’s, Inc., also a Pennsylvania corporation, charging infringement of four design patents covering chocolate novelties in the form of a rabbit, a duck, a squirrel and a lamb,1 and further charging unfair competition. The defendant denied infringement and unfair competition, and attacked the validity of the design patents. The District Court found the patents valid and infringed, and allowed the recovery of counsel fees, but found against the plaintiff on its charge of unfair…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Gorham Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Cuno Engineering Corp. v. Automatic Devices Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Hotchkiss v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Jungersen v. Ostby & Barton Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
32 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by50 opinions
- John K. Rains v. Cascade Industries, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Horace Case v. Arthur E. MorrisetteCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Jones Knitting Corp. v. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- The Maytag Company, a Corporation v. The Murray Corporation of America, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- Hadco Products, Inc. v. Walter Kidde & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
45 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.