Legal Opinion

Walt Disney Productions v. Fred A. Niles Communications Center, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 9, 1966No. 15703_1PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge.

This suit is for the alleged infringement of United States Patent No. 3,118,-340 entitled “Panoramic Motion Picture Camera Arrangement.” The patent was issued on January 21, 1964 to Ub Iwerks who has assigned his interest to plaintiff. Claim 8 of the patent is at issue.

In the District Court, defendants argued 1) the patent in suit is invalid because it fails the test of nonobviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103; 2) that its specification and claims are insufficient under 35 U.S.C. § 112; and 3) that there was no infringement even if the patent were held valid.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
Copease Manufacturing Co. v. American Photocopy Equipment Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961
Devex Corporation v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
King-Seeley Thermos Co. v. Tastee Freez Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
Abington Textile MacHinery Works v. Carding Specialists (Canada) Ltd.District Court, District of Columbia · 1965

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3Cited by33 opinions

Airtex Corporation, and Cross-Appellee v. Shelley Radiant Ceiling Company, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
Popeil Brothers, Inc. v. Schick Electric, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Continental Can CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1967
Laser Alignment, Inc., and Contractors Automated Devices, Inc. v. Woodruff & Sons, Inc., and Roy J. WoodruffCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
Malsbary Manufacturing Company v. Ald, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971

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