Legal Opinion
Gordon Cartons, Inc., and Gordon Cartons of Michigan, Inc. v. Alford Cartons
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1954No. 6818_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
This suit was brought for infringement of United States Patent No. 2,643,-813 issued on June 30, 1953 to Oscar L. Vines, assignor to Alford Cartons, Inc., the plaintiff in the District Court. The patent relates to folding cartons of cardboard of the knocked-down set-up type extensively used in food stores for the packaging of fruit, such as tomatoes and the like. Infringement was admitted and the validity of the patent was sustained by the District Judge, who observed that the issue of patentable in vention presented, a close question. 121 F.Supp. 363.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Himes v. ChadwickCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- Interstate Rubber Products Corp. v. Radiator Specialty Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
- Associated Folding Box Co., Inc. v. LevkoffCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
- Simplex Paper Box Corp. v. Rosenthal Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Blohm & Voss Ag v. Prudential-Grace Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Hanks v. RossDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1961
- Collins v. KraftDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1956
- Blohm & Voss Ag v. Prudential-Grace Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Vetco Offshore Industries, Inc. v. Rucker Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1978