Legal Opinion
Carter-Wallace, Inc. v. Gillette Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 8, 1981No. Civ. A. 77-3186-MAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAZZONE, District Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
This is an action for patent infringement between the makers of two popular aerosol anti-perspirant products. The plaintiff, Carter-Wallace, Inc. (Carter-Wallace), is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in New York. Defendant, The Gillette Company (Gillette), is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Massachusetts.
Carter-Wallace is the owner of United States Letters Patent No. 3,968,203, issued on July 6,1976. The patent application was initially filed on October 1,1965, and refiled in 1969.…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Carter-Wallace, Inc. v. The Gillette Company, Carter-Wallace, Inc. v. The Gillette CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Pall Corp. v. Micron Separations, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1992
- Carter-Wallace, Inc. v. Gillette Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1982