Legal Opinion

Forestek Plating & Mfg. Co. v. Knapp-Monarch Co.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided September 18, 1939No. 7872PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

The appellee, Knapp-Monarch Company, instituted this action against appellant, Forestek Plating & Manufacturing Company, to restrain alleged infringement of mechanical patent No. 2,040,369 issued May 12, 1936, to appellee, Knapp-Monarch Company, as assignee of William H. Fischer, patentee, and Design Patent No. 96,481 issued August 6, 1935, to appellee, assignee of Andrew S. Knapp, patentee.

Patent No. 2,040,369 relates to improvements on electric sandwich toaster grill and No. 96,481 to the improvement in its design.

All of the claims relied on by appellee to sustain…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Loom Co. v. HigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  2. Diamond Rubber Co. of New York v. Consolidated Rubber Tire Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
  3. O'Reilly v. MorseSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
  4. Smith v. Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
  5. Expanded Metal Co. v. BradfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1909

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Schnading Corporation v. Gaines Manufacturing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
  2. Spray-Bilt, Inc. And David H. Richman v. Ingersoll-Rand World Trade, Limited, and Rand Development CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  3. The General Tire & Rubber Co. v. The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. The General Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
  4. Detrola Radio & Televison Corp. v. Hazeltine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1940
  5. General Tire & Rubber Co. v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1972

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