Legal Opinion
Carter Products, Inc., Joseph G. Spitzer, and Marvin Small v. Colgate-Palmolive Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1959No. 7847PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.
In an earlier litigation the validity of the patent with which we are here concerned was upheld by this Court. The primary question to be answered on this appeal is whether the plaintiffs, owners and licensee of the patent, are precluded because of the file wrapper history from having the defendant enjoined from making, using or selling a product which has been found equivalent to that disclosed in the patent. The District Judge resolved the question in favor of the defendant. Carter Products v. Colgate-Palmolive Company, D.C.D.Md.1958, 164 F.Supp. 503.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Smith v. Magic City Kennel Club, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- In Re ThuauCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1943
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Eversharp, Inc. v. Fisher Pen Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1961
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