Legal Opinion
Patrol Valve Co. v. Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1954No. 11747PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McALLISTER, Circuit Judge.
Appellee filed a complaint in the district court asking .for a declaratory judgment of invalidity and noninfringement of Patent 2,185,421 relating to a thermostatically controlled “pilot cutoff” valve for use on gas burning appliances. Appellant, the owner of the patent by assignment from the joint inventors, denied that the patent was invalid and, by way of counterclaim, charged appellee with infringement and with violation of a license agreement for which it sought recovery of damages and royalties. The district court referred the case to a special master to hear…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Lincoln Engineering Co. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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- Bassick Mfg. Co. v. RM Hollingshead Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Packwood v. Briggs & Stratton Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Reed v. Cleveland Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
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