Legal Opinion
Ellipse Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Ford Motor Company, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 13, 1971No. 18427, 18428PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILEY, Circuit Judge.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) has appealed from a district court judgment 1 that claims 3 and 1 of Ellipse Corporation’s (Ellipse) Rhine patent 2 No. 2,628,-568 were valid and had been infringed by Ford’s accused power steering pumps. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
Ellipse is an Illinois corporation formed in 1945 to develop and promote the pumps of Marvin Rhine, who subsequently filed application for the patent in suit here. Two years after incorporation Ellipse terminated regular operations. However, it continued to prosecute the Rhine patent application and to…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Universal Oil Products Co. v. Globe Oil & Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Jack Winter, Inc. v. Koratron Company, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1974
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- United States v. PrinceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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