Legal Opinion
Whitman v. Walt Disney Productions, Inc.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided January 16, 1957No. 15764PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON, District Judge.
Suit is brought for infringement of of United States Letters Patent No. 2,-075,684, issued March 30, 1937 to plaintiff, the present owner, covering systems of composite motion picture photography. It is alleged that defendants, in producing certain motion pictures since 1937 including Snow White, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Peter Pan, Cinderella and many others, have infringed this patent.
On motion of defendants the case was set for trial on the issue of laches only, under Rule 42(b), 28 U.S.C.A. The case is submitted on a stipulation of facts, including certain portions of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hayward v. National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Gillons v. Shell Co. of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
- Leggett v. Standard Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Westfall Larson & Co. v. All-Man-Hubble Tug Boat Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
- Banker v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Baker Manufacturing Company v. Whitewater Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Vincent I. Whitman v. Walt Disney Productions, Inc., a Corporation Walter E. Disney, an Individual John Doe OneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Naxon Telesign Corporation v. Bunker Ramo Corporation, Stewart-Warner Corporation, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Technitrol, Inc. v. Memorex CorporationDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1974
- Coleman v. Corning Glass WorksDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1985
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