Legal Opinion

Philips Industries, Inc. And Mobil Temp, Inc. v. State Stove and Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 11, 1975No. 74-1841PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

Mobil Temp, Inc. (Mobil Temp), a wholly owned subsidiary of Philips Industries, Inc., (Philips), is the assignee of U.S. patent No. 3,353,528 and the reissue of that patent, Re. 27,392, both of which issued to Donald E. Robinson. This action was brought by Mobil Temp and Philips against State Stove Manufacturing Co., Inc. (State Stove) for infringement. State Stove counterclaimed for declaratory judgment of invalidity. The District Court held the patent claims in suit valid and infringed. We reverse, holding the patent to be invalid, and, therefore, do not reach the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. United States v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Lincoln Engineering Co. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  5. Anderson's-Black Rock, Inc. v. Pavement Salvage Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Kearney & Trecker Corp. v. Cincinnati Milacron Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
  2. American Seating Company, Cross-Appellee v. National Seating Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
  3. Eltra Corporation v. Basic IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
  4. Anne D. Nickola v. Kenneth Peterson, D/B/A Kaydee Products CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
  5. Reynolds Metals Company v. Acorn Building Components, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977

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