Legal Opinion
Eastern Venetian Blind Co. v. Acme Steel Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1951No. 6176PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
Acme Steel Company (hereinafter called Acme) instituted in- the United States Dis trict Court for the District of Maryland, against The Eastern Venetian Blind Company (hereinafter called Eastern) a civil action for patent infringement. The four patents in suit, owned by Acme and all covering slats for Venetian blinds, were in chronological order: (1) Wilson, No. 2,294,434, (1942) (hereinafter called First Wilson); Morse, No. 2,315,640, (1943); Hunter, No. 2,337,047, (1943); and Wilson, No. 2,338,678, (1944) (hereinafter called Second Wilson).
Infringement of all four…
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