Legal Opinion
Oxnard Canners, Inc. v. Bradley
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1952No. 12931PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BONE, Circuit Judge.
In issue here is the validity and infringement of United States Patent No. 2,477,168, for a machine used in the fish canning industry for automatically eviscerating Monterey sardines. The patent was issued to appellee Thomas H. Bradley on July 26, 1949.
Bradley brought this suit against Oxnard Canners, Inc. (Oxnard) and James L. Smith for alleged infringement. The district court for the Northern District of California, Southern Division, on a jury verdict, adjudged Claim 1 (the only claim in issue in the trial court and here) of the Bradley patent valid and infringed, and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cantrell v. WallickSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Dolbear v. American Bell Telephone CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. Esnault-PelterieSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Faulkner v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. ClairCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
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