Legal Opinion
Thiokol Chemical Corp. v. Burlington Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 7, 1971No. Nos. 19166, 71-1029 to 71-1031PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated appeals are from judgments in two consecutive suits each filed in the District Court for the District of Delaware by the manufacturer of certain carpet backing against owners of certain patents to obtain declaratory judgments as to the validity of the patents and their possible infringement by the plaintiffs.
The complaint in the first suit acknowledges that the defendants have granted the plaintiff a non-exclusive license to use the patents in question and that the plaintiff has paid royalties thereunder for one type of carpet…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Public Serv. Comm'n of Utah v. Wycoff Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Lear, Inc. v. AdkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Oklahoma Packing Co. v. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Dewey & Almy Chemical Co. v. American Anode, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Hal Roach Studios, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Richard Feiner and Company, Inc., a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Texas Employers' Insurance Association v. Leroy JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- C.R. Bard, Inc. v. Boris SchwartzCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- La Chemise Lacoste v. Alligator Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Super Products Corporation, a Wisconsin Corporation v. D P Way Corporation, a Wisconsin CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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