Legal Opinion
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Solo Cup Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 1972No. 18960PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge.
In this suit, plaintiff, Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW), charges defendant, Solo Cup (Solo), with infringement of ITW’s Edwards’ Patents Nos. 3,139,213 (’213) and 3,091,360 (’360). Both patents at issue relate to the design and manufacture of nestable, expandable thin-wall plastic containers of unitary construction, whose usual use is in applications which require dependable automatic dispensing of such containers, singly and in an upright position.
The ’213 patent discloses and claims a thin-walled plastic container including a side wall, a bottom, a rim and a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Alexander Milburn Co. v. Davis-Bournonville Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Sweetheart Plastics, Inc., Maryland Cup Corporation, and Sweetheart Cup CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Application of Edwin H. Land and Howard G. RogersCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1966
- Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Continental Can Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Continental Can CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1967
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- In re KatzCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1982
- Gemveto Jewelry Co., Inc. v. Jeff Cooper Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Kistler Instrumente AG v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1980
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