Legal Opinion
U. S. Expansion Bolt Company v. Jordan Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 3, 1973No. 72-1896PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of defendants-appellees in a patent infringement action in which plaintiff-appellant’s patent, U.S. Patent No. 3,022,701, was adjudged invalid as being reasonably obvious to one with ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention, within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 103. 1 Because the district court found it unnecessary to decide the issue of infringement, the sole issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in holding plaintiff-appellant’s patent invalid on the ground of obviousness. 2 Although…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Anderson's-Black Rock, Inc. v. Pavement Salvage Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Trio Process Corporation, in No. 71-1295 v. L. Goldstein's Sons, Inc., in No. 71-1296Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Hadco Products, Inc. v. Walter Kidde & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Rengo Co. Ltd. And Simon Container MacHinery Limited, in No. 80-2556 v. Molins MacHine Company, Inc., in No. 80-2557Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Eltra Corporation v. Basic IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- Rohm and Haas Co. v. Dawson Chemical Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1983
- Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co. Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Systematic Tool & MacHine Company v. Walter Kidde & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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