Legal Opinion
Merry Manufacturing Company v. Burns Tool Company
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided May 24, 1962No. Civ. A. 7081PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, District Judge.
This patent case concerns the alleged infringement of two United States patents. The earlier of these patents is Patent No. 2,614,474, and it is entitled WALKING CULTIVATOR. The second of the patents, namely 2,634,666 is entitled IMPROVED EARTHWORKING WHEEL. It is further complained that the defendant has engaged in unfair competition in promoting the sales of its garden tiller.
The issues of the law suit are three in number. As to each of the patents — are they valid — in view of the state of the art and/or in view of the laws of inventorship? Secondly, if valid, are…
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