Legal Opinion

Cincinnati Rubber Mfg. Co. v. Stowe-Woodward, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 12, 1940No. 8212PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HICKS, Circuit Judge.

Stowe-Woodward, Inc., appellee, sued The Cincinnati Rubber Manufacturing Company, appellant, for infringement of Claims 1, 2 and 7 of Woodward Reissue Patent No. 18,111, June 23, 1931. The District Court held the claims valid and infringed. The defenses relied upon here are: Lack of invention; non-infringement; anticipation; and invalidity, for ineffectiveness of the disclaimer, and of the reissue.

The patent is for a “roll” and is in the paper making art. Paper stock in its first stage is ninety-nine per cent water and about one-half of one per cent fiber. This mixture is…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. National Hollow Brake-Beam Co. v. Interchangeable Brake-Beam Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
  2. Ensten v. Simon, Ascher & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Maytag Co. v. Hurley MacHine Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  4. Sun Ray Gas Corp. v. Bellows-Claude Neon Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1931
  5. National Battery Co. v. Richardson Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1933

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Monroe Auto Equipment Company v. Heckethorn Manufacturing & Supply CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
  2. Milcor Steel Co. v. George A. Fuller Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Pointer v. Six Wheel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
  4. Cold Metal Process Co. v. Republic Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
  5. Acme Highway Products Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. The D. S. Brown Company and Delmont D. Brown, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970

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