Legal Opinion
Tony Anthony v. Ranco Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1963No. 19468_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIN B. BELL, Circuit Judge.
Anthony filed suit against Raneo, a valve manufacturer, charging infringement of Claims 1, 2, and 7 of United States Letters Patent No. 2,765,628 issued October 9, 1956. Raneo counterclaimed for declaratory judgment, asserting the invalidity of the claims of the patent in suit because of lack of novelty and invention, and because Anthony was not the first, original and sole inventor. These assertions were buttressed by citations to prior art.
The patent in suit is entitled “Four-Way Changeover Valve.” It is said to relate to heating and cooling systems in which…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Cuno Engineering Corp. v. Automatic Devices Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Lincoln Engineering Co. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Mast, Foos & Co. v. Stover Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Hailes v. Van WormerSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Metal Arts Company v. Fuller CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Inject-O-Meter Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. North Plains Fertilizer and Chemical, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Mannix Company, Limited v. M. A. Healey, Individually, and M. A. Healey, Doing Business as Better Welding CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Mohasco Industries, Inc. v. E. T. Barwick Mills, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1963
- Ramirez v. PerezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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