Legal Opinion
Cofax Corp. v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided July 25, 1947No. Civ. 31-670PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
This is a motion by the defendant for summary judgment in its favor dismissing the complaint.
The suit is brought by the plaintiff, the Cofax Corporation, against the defendant, Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co., for a declaratory judgment decreeing that the Drew Patent No. 2,177,627 for adhesive sheeting, owned by the defendant, is invalid, and, if valid, not infringed by the adhesive sheeting and tape manufactured and sold by the plaintiff.
In prior suits instituted by the defendant in the District Court in Illinois against distributors of the plaintiff’s adhesive tape…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bigelow v. Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Hart Steel Co. v. Railroad Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- I. T. S. Rubber Co. v. Essex Rubber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Rumford Chemical Works v. Hygienic Chemical Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- General Chemical Co. v. Standard Wholesale Phosphate & Acid Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gonzalez Abreau v. Banco CentralCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Arthur Kahn Co. v. Switzer Bros.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1951
- Brown v. First InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1968
- Cofax Corp. v. Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1948