Legal Opinion
Robert W. Brown & Co., Inc., Robert W. Brown and Olive W. Brown v. Leonard De Bell (Substituted for United States License Frame Mfg. Co.)
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1957No. 15128_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment for plaintiff in a suit for infringement of design patent No. D-167,878. The questions presented on appeal are whether the trial court erred in holding the patent valid, and in ruling that the patent had been infringed by appellants.
The design in question is for an automobile license plate holder. It was prepared by Joseph C. Bessolo early in 1948. Shortly thereafter, United States License Frame Mfg. Co., a partnership comprised of Bessolo and Leonard De Bell, began manufacturing and marketing license plate frames conforming to this…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gorham Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Glen Raven Knitting Mills, Inc. v. Sanson Hosiery Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
- R. E. Dietz Co. v. Burr & Starkweather Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- Gomez v. Granat Bros.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Magarian v. Detroit Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Bliss v. Gotham Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Jack Barofsky v. General Electric CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Payne Metal Enterprises, Ltd. v. McPheeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Bliss v. Gotham Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- A & H Mfg. Co., Inc. v. Contempo Card Co., Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1983
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