Legal Opinion
Hoover v. Eckerd's Cut Rate Medicine Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided October 21, 1931No. 696PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIELDS, District Judge.
This is a suit in equity brought by Fred E. Hoover, as owner of the legal title to United States letters patent Nos. 1,222,144, and 1,225,362,_ granted to William M. Ruthrauff April 10, 1917, and May 8, 1917, respectively, upon applications filed October 2, 1916, against Eekerd’s Cut Rate Medicine Company, Inc. Each patent is for a dentifrice. Pursuant to stipulation between the parties,' an order was entered making W. M. Ruthrauff Company, a party plaintiff. It is the manufacturer and licensee under these patents of a tooth paste sold under the trade-name of “Acident.”…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Besser v. Merrilat Culvert Core Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1917
- General Electric Co. v. De Forest Radio Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1930
- Troy Laundry Machinery Co. v. Columbia Mfg. Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1914
3Cited by3 opinions
- The UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUND. v. Block Drug Co.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 1955
- In re LangerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1974
- Hoover v. Eckerd's Cut Rate Medicine Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1933