Legal Opinion
Bernard H. Stauffer v. Slenderella Systems of California, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1957No. 15418PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES ALGER FEE, Circuit Judge.
Stauffer brought a suit for infringement of Patent No. 2,240,679 against Slenderella Systems of California, Inc. The principal defenses were non-infringement and lack of validity of the basic patent by reason of the advances shown in the prior art. The patent in suit was granted on a “Muscle Relaxing Machine,” which purportedly relates to “mechanical means to soothe, relax, and strengthen certain of the muscular areas of the human body * * * by massage of certain of the muscles of the spinal tract.” A number of prior patents were introduced for the purpose of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Pointer v. Six Wheel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Jacuzzi Bros. Inc. v. Berkeley Pump Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Hall v. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Leishman v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Brooks Walker v. General Motors Corporation and Les Vogel Chevrolet CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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- Saf-Gard Products, Inc. v. Service Parts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Duplan Corp. v. Deering Milliken, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1977
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