Legal Opinion
Evr-Klean Seat Pad Co. v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1941No. 11784PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for patent infringement. The trial court dismissed it on the ground that the patent was invalid, and plaintiff has appealed.
The patent involved is Reissue No. 16,-288, dated March 9, 1926, on improvements in slip covers for automobile seats, in fav- or of Rufus R. Eddins, held by plaintiff as assignee.
The specifications made provision for an independent cover-section for the seat cushion, and one for the back, each with a matting panel of interwoven strands of grass, cane or other vegetable fiber, covering the cushion surface, reinforced along the edges,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Reckendorfer v. FaberSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Florsheim v. SchillingSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Western Willite Co. v. Trinidad Asphalt Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
- Anakin Lock Works v. Dillon Lock WorksCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1923
- Goldman v. PolanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- B. F. Goodrich Co. v. United States Rubber Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1956
- Dow Chemical Co. v. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
- Electro Mfg. Co. v. YellinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
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