Legal Opinion
Landry Mfg. Co. v. C. P. Rockwell, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 26, 1930No. 2460PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Careful consideration of the evidence and arguments in this patent infringement ease brings us to the conclusion that the court below was rig’ht in finding no infringement. Tho suit is for infringement of Landry patent, No. 1,227,805, granted May 29, 1917, for a four-wheel brake device on automobiles. It was brought in June, 1927, and tried in late 192-9. In over twelve years, with practically an unlimited market for four-wheel brakes on automobiles, tho Landry device had been used on only fifty-one. This lack of commercial success goes far to discredit tho value of the invention, if not the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Miller v. Eagle Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Westinghouse v. Boyden Power Brake Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Railway Co. v. SaylesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Deering v. Winona Harvester WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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