Legal Opinion
W. Selden Saunders and Rudkin-Wiley Corporation v. Air-Flo Company, Robert G. Geiger, and Recreational Supply and Equipment
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 27, 1981No. 77-2014PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs in this action appeal from the district court judgment 1 of invalidity of Patents No. 3,241,876 (’876) (application filed January 31, 1964 and patent issued March 22, 1966) and 3,309,131 (’131) (application filed February 11, 1966 and patent issued March 14, 1967) and of non-infringement by defendants of the patents. 2
W. Selden Saunders (Saunders) is the patentee and owner of patents ’876 and ’131. Rudkin-Wiley Corporation (Rudkin-Wiley) is the exclusive licensee under the two patents. The patented devices are designed to reduce wind resistance in,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Uniroyal, Inc. v. Rudkin-Wiley Corporation, Premix, Inc. v. Rudkin-Wiley CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
- Uniroyal, Inc. v. Rudkin-Wiley Corporation, Defendant/cross-Appellant. Premix, Inc. v. Rudkin-Wiley Corporation, Defendant/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
- Marcyan v. Nissen Corp.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1982
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