Legal Opinion
Johnson & Johnson v. Carolina Lee Knitting Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1958No. 7581PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.
This appeal involves a patent in the surgical stocking art and raises the twin issues, the scope of the patentee’s invention and whether the defendant has infringed. The District Court held the patent valid but not infringed, and the plaintiffs have appealed.
The plaintiffs are James J. Purcell, patentee; Frank C. Beaeham, co-owner of the patent; Lititz Knitting Company, a Pennsylvania corporation which holds the exclusive license to manufacture the Purcell stocking; and Johnson & Johnson, exclusive licensee for its sale. The defendant is Carolina Lee Knitting Company,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Potts v. CreagerSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Smith v. Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Baker-Cammack Hosiery Mills, Inc. v. Davis Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Hutzler Bros. v. Sales Affiliates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1947
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- Triumph Hosiery Mills, Inc. v. Alamance Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
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- Wayne-Gossard Corporation v. Russell Hosiery Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
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