Legal Opinion
Schmidinger v. Welsh
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 2, 1967No. Nos. 15830, 15831PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Circuit Judge.
The appeal and cross appeal at bar concern patent rights and trade secrets respecting a “Snap Action Device” among whose uses are a switch for an automobile directional signal flasher, a thermostat, a circuit breaker and an overload protector. In the suit at bar, however, we are concerned only with the device’s use as a switch for an automobile directional signal flasher. We shall discuss it primarily in this connection. The device is disclosed by Reissue Patent 24,023.
I. The Issue op Validity op Reissue Patent 24023.
In 1952, Schmidinger, the individual plaintiff, was…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Seymour v. OsborneSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Universal Athletic Sales Co., a Corporation v. American Gym, Recreational & Athletic Equipment Corporation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- SI Handling Systems, Inc. v. HeisleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Trio Process Corporation, in No. 71-1295 v. L. Goldstein's Sons, Inc., in No. 71-1296Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Sims v. MacK Truck Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Paeco, Inc., in No. 76-1495 v. Applied Moldings, Inc. And Michael R. Sigal, in No. 76-1496 v. Arlen Realty and Development CorpCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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