Legal Opinion
Research Corporation v. Nasco Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 23, 1974No. 73-1229PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JULIUS J. HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiff, assignee of United States Patent No. 3,362,381, has appealed from summary judgment entered against it in a suit for infringement. We agree with the District Court that the patent is invalid, and affirm.
The patent in suit, issued to Dr. Roy Farrell on January 9, 1968, is entitled “Cryogenic Branding of Animals”, and describes a method of branding by freezing the skin of the animal. The first and principal claim asserts invention of:
“1. A method of permanently branding living domesticated animals which comprises applying in a predetermined…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- General Electric Co. v. Jewel Incandescent Lamp Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Tee-Pak, Inc. v. St. Regis Paper CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Super Products Corporation, a Wisconsin Corporation v. D P Way Corporation, a Wisconsin CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Alfred H. Faulkner v. Baldwin Piano & Organ Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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- Medical Laboratory Automation, Inc., a Corporation v. Labcon, Inc., a Corporation, and Ways and Means, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Centsable Products, Inc. v. Jerome H. LemelsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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