Legal Opinion
Airlite Plastics Co. v. Plastilite Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1975No. 75-1441PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plastilite Corporation (Plastilite), assignee of the United States Patent No. 3,142,930 (Lambach patent),1 brought this action in the district court against Airlite Plastics Co. (Airlite) alleging patent infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition arising out of defendant’s allegedly unauthorized manufacture and sale of fishing bobbers closely resembling those manufactured and sold by plaintiff. Airlite in its answer challenged the validity of the Lambach patent, denied infringement, and counterclaimed under the antitrust laws. Following a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- American Infra-Red Radiant Co. v. Lambert Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Flour City Architectural Metals v. Alpana Aluminum Products, Inc., Alpana Aluminum Products, Inc. v. Flour City Architectural MetalsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Plastilite Corporation v. Airlite Plastics Co.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1975
3Cited by4 opinions
- Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc., Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Sidney Manufacturing Corporation, Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Reinke Manufacturing Co. v. Sidney Manufacturing Corp.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1978
- Medtronic, Inc. v. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1983
- Sing v. Culture Products, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1979