Legal Opinion
Wayne Knitting Mills and the May Corporation v. Russell Hosiery Mills, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1969No. 12054_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Before us for determination are the questions of the validity of Claim 3 of Sarbo United States Patent No. 3,059,-458, issued October 23,1962, and whether certain of defendant’s hosiery products infringe. The patent concerns knitted foot covers designed to be worn as a liner in shoes of various styles instead of stockings or conventional socks. The district court declared Claim 3 of the patent valid and infringed. 1 For failure to distinguish the prior art — and hence for over-claiming — and for failure to comply with 35 U.S.C. § 112 we find the patent invalid, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Schriber-Schroth Co. v. Cleveland Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Binks Manufacturing Company, Etc. v. Ransburg Electro-Coating Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- Corning Glass Works, in No. 15923 v. Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation, in No. 15924Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Heyl & Patterson, Incorporated, and Cross-Appellee v. McDowell Company, Incorporated, and Norfolk and Western Railway Company, and Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Wilcox Manufacturing Company v. Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates, Jeffrey Galion Manufacturing Company v. Wilcox Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Wayne-Gossard Corp. v. Sondra, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Dennison Manufacturing Co. v. Ben Clements & Sons, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Marston v. JC Penney CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
- Cummins Engine Company v. General Motors CorporationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1969
- Wayne-Gossard Corporation v. Moretz Hosiery Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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