Legal Opinion
La Maur, Inc. v. L. S. Donaldson Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided January 23, 1961No. 4-59-Civ-170PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEVITT, Chief Judge.
This is an action for the infringement of plaintiff’s United States Patent No. 2,871,161, and for the misappropriation of a claimed trade secret belonging to plaintiff. Both the patent and the trade secret relate to an aerosol hair spray composed essentially of Freon, alcohol and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP).
The Basic Facts
Plaintiff La Maur is a Minnesota corporation engaged in the manufacture of cosmetic products. Its president is M. L. Spiegel, who patented the invention and assigned it to La Maur. Defendant L. S. Donaldson Company is a Minnesota corporation which operates…
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