Legal Opinion
Union Carbide Corp. v. Traver Investments, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided January 28, 1965No. Civ. A. P-2445PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERCER, Chief Judge.
This suit is prosecuted under 35 U.S.C. § 146 to try the issue of priority of invention between competing patent applications.
THE INVENTION
Prior to 1949 polyethylene film had acquired a prominent place in the market, as a packaging material. A major fault, of the raw film was that the surface was-not ink retentive. Printed matter could be placed thereon, but the ink flaked off and readily washed away when such film was exposed to moisture. The inventive concept involved here is a process to remedy that fault.
The inventive concept in issue is a process for exposing…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Diamond Rubber Co. of New York v. Consolidated Rubber Tire Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Morgan v. DanielsSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Esso Standard Oil Company v. Sun Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Globe-Union, Inc. v. Chicago Telephone Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
- United States of America, as Represented by Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture v. Joseph SzuecsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Anderson v. AndersonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1975
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- E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Celanese Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Philco Corporation v. Radio Corporation of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1967
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