Legal Opinion
Carolina Lee Knitting Co. v. Johnson & Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1960No. 7963PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.
This is the second appeal in the case, involving validity and infringement of a patent for surgical stockings. At the first trial in the District Court, the Judge upheld the validity of Patent No. 2,702,-998 held by plaintiff Purcell, for an elastic stocking, knitted of alternate courses of “Helanca” yarn and rubber, with the “Helanca” being fed to the knitting needles under no undue tension. However, the judgment was for the defendant on the ground of no infringement. The court accepted the testimony of the defendant’s expert that its stocking was knit under “heavy…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- American Chain & Cable Co., Inc. v. Rochester Ropes, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1952
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Esso Standard Oil Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1950
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Esso Standard Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Johnson & Johnson v. Carolina Lee Knitting Co.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1959
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- In re Clausen Co. v. Clausen Co.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1988
- Solvex Corp. v. FreemanDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1977
- Carolina Lee Knitting Company, Inc. v. Johnson & JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960