Legal Opinion
Lempco Products, Inc. v. Timken-Detroit Axle Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1940No. 8042PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS, Circuit Judge.
The patent involved in the present infringement suit, the validity of which is assailed, relates specifically to the driving shaft of an axle assemblage for automotive vehicles, being No. 2,022,581 issued to Herbert W. Alden and L. Ray Buckendale, November 26, 1935, upon an application filed February 16, 1934. It. was held valid and infringed below.
The plaintiff and assignee of the patent is a large and well-known manufacturer of motor vehicle axles of which the patented shaft is a component part. The defendant manufactures axle shafts for replacement, a practice within…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Automotive Parts Co. v. Wisconsin Axle Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1935
- Cleveland Trust Co. v. Schriber-Schroth Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
- Goodbody v. Firestone Steel Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1928
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