Legal Opinion
Champion Spark Plug Company v. The Gyromat Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 2, 1979No. 823, Docket 78-7556PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge:
This appeal is from the decision and judgment (unreported) of the District Court for the District of Connecticut declaring invalid and unenforceable claims 5 and 6 of U. S. Patent No. 3,219,276 (“Plural Nozzles Having Intersecting Spray and Control Therefor”), issued November 23,1965, 1 to Edward O. Norris, whose rights to the patent were acquired by appellant from the Norris estate following his death in 1968. 2 We reverse.
The Invention
The invention relates to fluid (e. g. paint) spraying devices. The essential features, insofar as the involved claims are concerned, are…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Sakraida v. Ag Pro, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Ray-O-Vac Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Kenneth Reiner and Frank A. Klaus, Jr., D/B/A Kaynar Company and Kaynar Mfg. Co., Inc. v. I. Leon Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Leroy Gilbert v. Anthony M. Frank, in His Capacity as Postmaster General of the United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- The Gyromat Corporation, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Champion Spark Plug Company, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- Plastic Container Corporation v. Continental Plastics of Oklahoma, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- Rengo Co. Ltd. And Simon Container MacHinery Limited, in No. 80-2556 v. Molins MacHine Company, Inc., in No. 80-2557Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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