Legal Opinion
Garter-Bare Company, an Unincorporated Association (A Limited Partnership), and Knut L. Bjorn-Larsen v. Munsingwear, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1980No. 75-3826PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAMBERS, Circuit Judge:
In 1963 appellant Bjorn-Larsen applied for, and in 1966 he was granted, a patent for a “double layer” method of constructing ladies’ girdles so as to eliminate the necessity for metal or other garters (Patent No. 3,253,599 — hereinafter No. ’599). His device had a double layer of fabric on the leg of the garment, with friction elements placed in the interior. When the stocking top was inserted into this fabric enclosure, the friction element closed in to support it.
In 1965 Garter-Bare, the limited partnership of which Larsen was the general partner, entered into a…
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