Legal Opinion
Hinchman v. Jim Robbins Co.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided July 2, 1953No. Civ. No. 11036PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN, District Judge.
This suit for infringement of two patents is brought by William H. D. Hinchman, the owner of the patents, and by Florence and Roger Mcllwain and the Underground Products Co., as exclusive licensees, against the Jim Robbins Company.
The two patents cover different aspects of a conduit spacer. One is Hinchman patent No. 2,462,399, hereinafter referred to as the utility patent, which covers the structural aspects of the spacer. The other is Hinchman design patent No. 139,568, hereinafter referred to as the design patent, which is for the design and ornamental appearance of…
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- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Ray-O-Vac Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Office Specialty Manufacturing Co. v. Fenton Metallic Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Associated Plastics Companies, Inc. v. Gits Molding CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- Hueter v. Compco CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
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- Gustav H. Bobertz, Jr. v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955