Legal Opinion
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Berwick Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 18, 1976No. Nos. 75-1559, 75-1560PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JOSEPH F. WEIS, Jr., Circuit Judge.
All but one of the machines utilized by the defendant to fashion ribbon into decorative bows were found to infringe upon a patent owned by the plaintiff. On the issue of damages, however, the plaintiff did not fare so well, the award being limited by a determination that laches had been proved. These conclusions reached by the district court have not been demonstrated to be erroneous and we affirm.1
Plaintiff Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) holds patents 2,933,-223 and 3,112,240. The ’223 patent was issued in 1960 and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Michael Churma v. United States Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Nbo Industries Treadway Companies, Inc. v. Brunswick Corporation, in Nos. 74-2127, 75-1152 Appeal of Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc., in No. 74-2128Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Puerto Rican-American Insurance Company and Boricua Motors Corp. v. Benjamin Shipping Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company v. Berwick IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Lawrence v. United States of America Interstate Commerce CommissionDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
- United States Steel Corporation, Petitioner v. Occupational Safety And Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Interdynamics, Inc., and Smiths Industries, Limited v. Firma Wolf, Arend Wolf, and Trans Tech, Inc. Appeal of Trans Tech, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
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