Legal Opinion
Vortex Mfg. Co. v. F. N. Burt Co.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided February 15, 1924PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
The plaintiffs allege infringement of reissue patent No. 15,381, dated June 13, 1922, to David F. Curtin, inventor, the original patent being No. 1,188,048, of June 30, 1915, for blank for paper cups. The patentee designed to provide a blank of paper of suitable form and size for making by machinery a conical paper cup to be used as a container of soda water or other soft drinks. The paper cup of the patent is preferably treated with paraffine or a waxy substance, but it may also be made of plain paper. The original patent had 3 claims, and the reissue 9, of which claims…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Parke-Davis v. MulfordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1912
- Baldwin v. Abercrombie & Fitch Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
- Motion Picture Patents Co. v. LaemmleDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1914
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Dixie-Vortex Co. v. Paper Container Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
- Coltman v. Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
- Crown Cork & Seal Co. v. Ferdinand Gutmann & Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1936