Legal Opinion

Tennessee Fabricating Company, D/B/A Tfc Co. v. Moultrie Manufacturing Company and William E. Smith

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 15, 1970No. 26880PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

This action for copyright infringement was heard before the court without a jury. Judge Elliott entered judgment for the defendants based upon succinct findings of fact and conclusions of law reported in 159 U.S.P.Q. 363.

Certificate of registration dated September 6, 1960, Class G. No. 26299 is to a 12" x 12" architectural metal casting unit intended for use in combination or singly for a decorative screen or room divider to “finish up” a space. The judgment was based upon five different grounds which we have rearranged for convenience of discussion: (1) that the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
  3. Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc. And John KeatsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
  4. Gerlach-Barklow Co. v. Morris & Bendien, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
  5. Flick-Reedy Corporation v. Hydro-Line Manufacturing Company, Flick-Reedy Corporation v. Hydro-Line Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Concrete MacHinery Company, Inc. v. Classic Lawn Ornaments, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  2. M. Kramer Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. Hugh Andrews, Tim Caldwell, Drew's Distributing, Inc., Drew's Distributing Co., and Lynch Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
  3. Cable/Home Communication Corp. v. Network Productions, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Louis Gaste and Les Editions Louis Gaste v. Morris Kaiserman A/K/A Morris Albert, and Fermata International Melodies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  5. Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc. v. Toy Loft, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982

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