Legal Opinion
Kolene Corporation v. Motor City Metal Treating, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided July 28, 1969No. Civ. A. 25283PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TALBOT SMITH, District Judge.
This case involves a process patent. The use of the process on certain metals, particularly ferrous, results in a tough and wear resistant surface, with greatly increased fatigue strength. Thus “Helicopter rotor blade dampers have service life tripled.” 1 It has been described as a “new technology” and there is no doubt that the description is accurate. But this case has an unusual circumstance, new in our experience at least, of significance in some phases of the case. Although we have heard extensive oral testimony, have seen moving pictures, have…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food MacHinery & Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Kolene Corporation, and Deutsche Gold-Und-Silber Scheideanstalt Vormals Roessler v. Motor City Metal Treating, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Johnson & Johnson v. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1977
- Nationwide Chemical Corporation, a Corporation v. Wilburn T. Wright, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Clopay Corp. v. Blessings Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1976
- Corning Glass Works v. BrennerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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