Legal Opinion
Smith-Victor Corporation v. Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 1, 1965No. 61 C 331PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECKER, District Judge.
The facts underlying the plaintiff’s amended complaint can be stated generally. The plaintiff, one of several manufacturers, made and sold what is called a “bar light” (or “light bar”) which is used, primarily by the amateur, as a source of illumination for taking motion pictures; plaintiff’s “bar light” consists of a length of hollow metal bar on which are mounted two or four incandescent photoflood lamps of 300 to 375 watts. In 1960, the defendant, Sylvania, introduced its “Sun Gun,” which is used for the same purpose as the plaintiff’s “bar light.” The “Sun Gun” is a…
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