Legal Opinion

National Coupling Company, Inc. v. Press-Seal Gasket Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 10, 1963No. 14154_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, National Coupling Company, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, filed a declaratory judgment action against defendant, Press-Seal Gasket Corporation, also of Fort Wayne, in which it asked a declaration that it is not infringing United States Patent Re. 24,799, granted to Joseph E. Miller and owned by Press-Seal, for a gasket and pipe end construction for bell and spigot pipe. Plaintiff also requested the patent be declared invalid. It further claimed damages in the amount of $100,000.

Defendant moved to dismiss, or in the alternative, for summary judgment on the ground…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Sinclair & Carroll Co. v. Interchemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Aralac, Inc. v. Hat Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
  4. Alfred Hofmann, Inc. v. Knitting MacHines CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
  5. Girdler Corporation v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1944

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  2. Sticker Industrial Supply Corp. v. Blaw-Knox Co., and A. J. Boynton & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
  3. Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Fmc CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
  4. Nippon Elec. Glass Co., Ltd. v. SheldonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
  5. Arris Group, Inc. v. British Telecommunications PlcCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2011

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