Legal Opinion
Super Products Corporation, a Wisconsin Corporation v. D P Way Corporation, a Wisconsin Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 11, 1977No. 76-1156PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant D P Way Corporation appeals from a judgment of the District Court declaring United States Letters Patent No. 3,541,631 invalid and from an order awarding plaintiff Super Products Corporation the sum of $17,823.50, with interest, as attorneys’ fees. We affirm the court’s declaratory judgment, and we reverse its order awarding attorneys’ fees. 1
The defendant is a Wisconsin corporation that has been engaged since 1968 in the business of manufacturing and selling a heavy-duty mobile dust-free vacuum device called the “Ultravac.” This vacuum “loader and…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
44 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by63 opinions
- Loctite Corporation, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Ultraseal Ltd., Appellees/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- Arrowhead Industrial Water, Inc. v. Ecolochem, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
- Grafon Corporation v. Elmer P. Hausermann and Marten C. HausermannCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Societe De Conditionnement en Aluminium v. Hunter Engineering Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- International Harvester Company v. Deere & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
58 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.