Legal Opinion
Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. U. S. Plywood-Champion Papers Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 12, 1971No. 415, 416, Dockets 35341, 35444PublishedCited by 192 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
Georgia-Pacific Corporation (GP) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Charles H. Ten-ney, J., which awarded U. S. Plywood-Champion Papers Inc. (USP) $800,000 damages for infringement of a patent plus interest at the rate of six per cent per annum from the date of last infringement, September 1, 1958. For the reasons stated below, we reduce the award to $570,000.
In the spring of 1955, GP began to market a decorative, striated plywood wall panel. Acknowledging that USP held patents on this type of paneling, GP…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. United States Plywood Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Sinclair Refining Co. v. Jenkins Petroleum Process Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. United States Plywood CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Duplate Corp. v. Triplex Safety Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
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