Legal Opinion
Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. v. Sandee Manufacturing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 28, 1961No. 13028PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for infringement of United States Patent No. Design 181,238, for a panel of lighting fixtures, which was issued October 15, 1957, on an application filed with the United States Patent Office on June 7, 1956, in which Leo G. Stalhut and Carl X. Meyer are named as inventors and of which plaintiff is now the owner. Plaintiff also charges unfair competition.
Plaintiff is in the business of manufacturing and selling lighting fixtures for commercial and industrial use. It does not manufacture or sell panels as such but purchases them for incorporation into its…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- James C. Hobbs v. Wisconsin Power & Light Company and William Powell CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
- Zangerle & Peterson Co. v. Venice Furniture Novelty Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Sinko v. Snow-Craggs CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
- Senco Products, Inc. v. Fastener Corporation and Duofast Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Bose Corporation v. Linear Design Labs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
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- American Infra-Red Radiant Co. v. Lambert Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- John Deere Company of Kansas City, a Corporation, and Deere & Company, a Corporation v. William T. Graham, and Graham Plow, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- Gardenia Flowers, Inc. v. Joseph Markovits, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
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