Legal Opinion
Hughes Tool Company, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. G. W. Murphy Industries, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1974No. 72-3143PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
In this patent infringement suit we face questions of liability and the proper measure of damages. Hughes Tool Company, the plaintiff-appellant, sued to recover damages for infringement of its patent covering a steel and rubber seal which protects the bearings of rotating drill bits used in drilling oil wells. The district court found that G. W. Murphy Industries, Inc., the defendant-cross appellant, had infringed the patent in suit and should compensate Hughes Tool by paying a reasonable royalty. On appeal Murphy challenges the finding of liability; Hughes challenges…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. U. S. Plywood-Champion Papers Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Garretson v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Livesay Window Company, Inc. v. Livesay Industries, Inc., and Everett G. Livesay Window Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- United States Frumentum Co. v. LauhoffCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
- Faulkner v. GibbsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by23 opinions
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