Legal Opinion
S. Dresner & Son, Inc. v. Doppelt
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 22, 1941No. 7233PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPARKS, Circuit Judge.
Appellee initiated this action in the District Court for declaratory relief against appellants. The relief sought was invalidation of appellants’ design patent to Doppelt, No. 106,132, and a decree that such patent was not infringed by appellee’s design for a bag for toilet articles. Appellants counterclaimed with a charge of infringement and unfair competition, and prayed that their patent be held valid and infringed.
The District Court held that the patent was invalid for lack of invention over the prior art, and that there had been no unfair competition by appellee.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gorham Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Smith v. Whitman Saddle Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Nat Lewis Purses, Inc. v. Carole Bags, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Strause Gas Iron Co. v. William M. Crane Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
- Neufeld-Furst & Co. v. Jay-Day Frocks Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. TalgeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- Smith v. Dental Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1944
- Associated Plastics Companies, Inc. v. Gits Molding CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
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