Legal Opinion
National Athletic Supply Corp. v. Tone-O-Matic Products, Inc., (Formerly Muscle-Matic, Inc.), (The) Big Three Glove Company, and Gilbert I. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1970No. 27531PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
The National Athletic Supply Corp. brings this patent infringement action against Tone-O-Matic Products, Inc. (formerly Muscle-Matic, Inc.), (The) Big Three Glove Company, and Gilbert I. Smith, the president of the two corporations. The action is based on an alleged infringement of the Compiano patent, USLP No. 3,031,680, issued on May 1, 1962, 1 relating to a bowling glove. The patent contains Claims 1 through 10 but the plaintiffs contend only that Claim 10 is the only claim at issue.
Tone-O-Matic denies infringement, and alleges that the Compiano patent is invalid on three grounds: (1) the…
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