Legal Opinion
Minneapolis-Moline Co. v. Massey-Harris Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1953No. 14787PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.
The suit is one by Minneapolis-Moline Company against The Massey-Harris Company for patent infringement. The trial court held that the patent was invalid for lack of invention, and the plaintiff has appealed.
The patent involved is Ronning et al. Patent 2,455,905, applied for in 1943 and issued in 1948. The Primary Examiner had rejected the application on all its claims, but the Board of Appeals had reversed the Examiner’s decision.
The claims alleged to be infringed are 1, 12, 13, 14 and 15. Only their substance need be stated here. The invention claimed to exist under…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Landis MacH. Co. v. Parker-Kalon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- J. I. Case Co. v. Gleaner Harvester Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
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- Crowson v. BridgesMississippi Supreme Court · 1956
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