Legal Opinion
Devex Corporation v. Houdaille Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 12, 1967No. 15732_1PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal is a continuation of litigation of long duration. On November 13, 1956, plaintiffs filed their complaint against General Motors and Metal Lubricants Company for infringement of Henricks Patent Re. 24,017, dated June 7, 1955. On May 22, 1957, plaintiffs filed a companion case against the instant defendant (Houdaille Industries, Inc.), for infringement of the same pat-tent. In both cases plaintiffs relied solely upon Claim 4. The cases were consolidated on the common issue of validity, and Judge Robson held the Hen-ricks patent invalid. On appeal, this…
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