Legal Opinion
Pennington Engineering Co. v. Houde Engineering Corp.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided December 16, 1941No. 2280PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNIGHT, District Judge.
The complaint alleges two causes of action: one based on breach of confidence in that the defendant manufactured shock absorbers embodying plaintiff’s invention after the confidential disclosure of such invention to the defendant; the other for patent infringement. Since liability on the first cause of action depends upon liability upon the second, the question of infringement will be first considered.
The complaint alleges infringement of Claims 18, 27, 28 and 37 of Patent No. 2,-009,677, original application filed November 19, 1928, and issued to the plaintiff on July…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Hoeltke v. C. M. Kemp Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Artmoore Co. v. Dayless Mfg. Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
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- Continental Can Company, Inc., (Appellee) v. Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation, (Appellant)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Pennington Engineering Co. v. Spicer Mfg. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1947
- Evans v. American Export Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
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