Legal Opinion
Giulio Natta, Piero Pino and Georgio Mazzanti, Ex Rel. Interference 89,634 v. Alex Zletz and Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 19, 1968No. 16997PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
In September 1958, the United States Patent Office instituted Interference No. 89,634 to determine which of four applicants for a patent first invented a plastic product known as solid polypropylene. Defendants Zletz and his assignee, Standard Oil Company of Indiana (“Standard”), and other junior parties to the Interference introduced evidence before the Board of Patent Interferences in an attempt to advance their invention dates prior to the date to which plaintiffs (“Natta”), as the senior parties to the Interference, are presumptively entitled. See 37 C.F.R. §…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Natta v. HoganCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- Charles Pfizer & Co., Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, American Cyanamid Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
- American Infra-Red Radiant Co. v. Lambert Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Carter Products, Inc. v. Eversharp, Inc., and Thrifty Drug Stores Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- American Can Company v. Ishwar Mansukhani, D/B/A Brand Associates, and Ruth Brand, D/B/A Brand Associates, and Brand M, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- In Re Adele HalkinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- American Standard Inc. v. Pfizer Inc. And Howmedica, Inc., and Biomet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
- United States v. International Business Machines Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1975
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