Legal Opinion
Wilcox Manufacturing Company v. Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates, Jeffrey Galion Manufacturing Company v. Wilcox Manufacturing Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1969No. 11963, 11964PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge:
Coal mining patents owned by Wilcox Manufacturing Company, a West Virginia corporation, were set at naught by the District Court and the company appeals. The successful parties were the appellees, Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates, chartered in Massachusetts, and Jeffrey Gabon Manufacturing Company, chartered in Ohio. We affirm. 1
The apparatus patent — the dominant one here — is No. 3,026,098, issued March 20, 1962 and the other is No. 2,967,701, termed a method patent, issued January 10, 1961. The original application was made August 16, 1954 and was rekindled…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Schriber-Schroth Co. v. Cleveland Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Snow v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Entron on Maryland, Inc. v. Jerrold Electronics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Duplan Corp. v. Deering Milliken, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1977
- Dennison Manufacturing Co. v. Ben Clements & Sons, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Marston v. JC Penney CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
- Wayne Knitting Mills and the May Corporation v. Russell Hosiery Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Am. Hoist & Derrick Co. v. Manitowoc Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1978
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