Legal Opinion
Amerline Corporation and Honeywell, Inc. v. Cosmo Plastics Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 3, 1969No. 16449, 16863PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILEY, Circuit Judge.
The district court dismissed the infringement suit of plaintiffs Amerline Corporation and Honeywell Inc. on the ground that the subject matters were obvious, and therefore the patents were held invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 103. The court however denied defendant Cosmo Plastics Company attorneys’ fees. Plaintiff Amerline has appealed, and Cosmo has cross-appealed. We affirm.
There were three patents in suit at the trial: Brekke, No. 3,083,930 and Brekke-Johnson, No. 3,131,371, both assigned to plaintiff Honeywell; and Muszynski-Weyrich, No. 3,117,294, assigned to Amerline. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Devex Corporation v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- Sinko Tool & Manufacturing Co. v. Automatic Devices Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Sarkes Tarzian, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Philco Corporation and Radio Equipment Company, Inc., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- Norwich Union Indemnity Co. v. HaasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Westwood Chemical, Inc. v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Ralston Purina Company v. General Foods CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Procter & Gamble Co. v. Paragon Trade Brands, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1997
- Oak Industries, Inc. v. Zenith Electronics Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
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