Legal Opinion
Quaker Chair Corp. v. Litton Business System, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 16, 1976No. 73 Civ. 1259PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MOTLEY, District Judge.
The defendant in this patent infringement action has moved for summary judgment, pursuant to Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ.P., on the ground that plaintiff’s allegedly infringed patent, United States Design Patent D-223,046, is invalid for obviousness. 35 U.S.C. § 103. Defendant argues that plaintiff’s patented L-shaped desk and return was anticipated both by its own “Group 45” desk series and by a patent issued to one S. W. Golden prior to the time that plaintiff obtained its patent. Moreover, it argues that the sole feature distinguishing plaintiff’s desk…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. United States Plywood CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- G. B. Lewis Company v. Gould Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Ostrander v. Cone Mills, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1988
- Joyner v. Wilson Memorial Hospital, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
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