Legal Opinion
Container Patents Corp. v. Stant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 10, 1944No. 8467PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINTON, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff-appellee sued the defendants-appellants to recover royalties under a patent license contract. The validity and the ownership of the patent are not questioned. Neither is this a question of infringement. It is an ordinary suit to recover royalties under a license contract. The jurisdiction of this Court is based upon diversity of citizenship.
*171The question presented here is whether or not the defendants used the plaintiff’s patent and, if so, what royalties were due. The District Court made findings of fact and determined in its conclusions of law that the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Ramming Real Estate Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. CalhounCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Flexwood Co. v. Matt G. Faussner & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1944
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- Wells Benz, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
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