Legal Opinion
Kendall Co. v. Tetley Tea Co., Inc
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 1, 1951No. 4547_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGRUDER, Chief Judge.
In this patent infringement suit, the court below gave judgment for the defendant upon a holding that the claims in suit are invalid. 89 F.Supp. 897. The patent in question, No. 2,277,050, is a product patent for an infuser, particularly a tea bag. It was applied for by Raymond E. Reed and John F. Ryan, designated as joint inventors, and was issued on March 24, 1942, to appellant herein, The Kendall Company, as assignee. The Kendall Company, a manufacturer of various woven and non-woven fabrics, does not itself manufacture tea bags, but it does manufacture a fabric known…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Western States MacH. Co. v. S. S. Hepworth Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Shields v. Halliburton Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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