Legal Opinion
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co. v. Lever Bros. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 8, 1937No. 5774PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Appellants and appellee are competitors engaged in making and selling soap. Their activities cover the entire industry. The competition and the competitive methods which led to this litigation concern themselves with laundry soap. The size of this branch of the industry as conducted by the three parties to the litigation is tremendous.
Appellants assert that they jointly own the patent covering the product of the inventive mind which produced a better and more acceptable soap than was ever before offered to the housewife or the laundryman. They ask the court for the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mason v. HepburnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1898
- Wahl Clipper Corporation v. Andis Clipper Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1933
- Cline Electric Mfg. Co. v. KohlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1928
- Moline Plow Co. v. Rock Island Plow Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1914
- H. Mueller Meg. Co. v. GlauberCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1910
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by24 opinions
- Super Products Corporation, a Wisconsin Corporation v. D P Way Corporation, a Wisconsin CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Technograph Printed Circuits, Ltd. v. Bendix Aviation Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1963
- Williams Iron Works Co. v. Hughes Tool Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
- Dominion Magnesium Ltd. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1963
- Laser Alignment, Inc., and Contractors Automated Devices, Inc. v. Woodruff & Sons, Inc., and Roy J. WoodruffCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.