Legal Opinion
Sanson Hosiery Mills, Inc. v. Glen Raven Knitting Mills, Inc.
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided October 20, 1950No. Civ. No. 477PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYES, District Judge.
This is a suit for infringement of a design patent (Bley Des. 151,732) for hosiery. Defendant challenges the validity, denies infringement and alleges conduct on the part of plaintiffs barring them of equitable relief.
William G. Bley was the inventor who assigned his application to himself and Richard C. Spurgeon, copartners trading as Bley and Spurgeon to whom the patent issued on November 16, 1948. On February 1, 1949, the partnership assigned one half interest to the other plaintiff, Sanson Hosiery Mills, Inc. At the date of trial licenses had been granted to Spurgeon…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Hoeltke v. C. M. Kemp Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
- Dobson v. DornanSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Baker-Cammack Hosiery Mills, Inc. v. Davis Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Reynolds v. Whitin MacH. WorksCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Sanson Hosiery Mills, Inc. v. Warren Knitting Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- Sharnay Hosiery Mills, Inc. v. Sanson Hosiery Mills, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1951
- Sanson Hosiery Mills, Inc. v. S. H. Kress & Co.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1952
- Sanson Hosiery Mills, Inc. v. Nebel Knitting Co.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1954