Legal Opinion
General Foods Corporation v. Carnation Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 11, 1969No. 17263_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Senior Circuit Judge.
On April 2, 1968, General Foods Corporation filed in the Northern District of Illinois its complaint charging Carnation Company with infringement of United States Patent No. 3,119,691, which described and claimed plaintiff’s animal food marketed under the name, “Gravy Train.”
On June 7, 1968, Carnation filed in the Central District of California an action for declaratory judgment, invoking the identical parties and issues as those in the instant case.' On June 12, 1968, Car^ nation filed in the instant action a motion to dismiss for lack of venue under 28 JJ.S.C.A.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company v. IgoeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- Nicol v. Koscinski, U.S. Dist. JudgeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951
- Edward A. Martin v. Graybar Electric Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Margaret E. Coffey v. Van Dorn Iron Works, an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Blumenthal v. Management Assistance, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
- Bodine's, Inc. v. Sunny-O, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1980
- Ragold, Inc. v. Ferrero, U.S.A., Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1980
- Pacer Global Logistics, Inc. v. National Passenger RR Corp.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2003
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