Legal Opinion
Tinnerman Products, Inc. v. George K. Garrett Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 13, 1961No. 13415PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Tinnerman Products, Inc., instituted this action against defendant, George K. Garrett Company, Inc., alleging infringement of three United States patents, Nos. 2,221,498, 2,581,481 and 2,233,230 owned by plaintiff. Defendant’s answer urged the invalidity of all the patents because of want of invention and alternatively that even if the patents were valid, they were unenforceable because of plaintiff’s misuse of them. The district court found the first two patents (Nos. 2,221,498 and 2,581,481) invalid and plaintiff has not appealed that decision. As to the…
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- Struthers Patent Corp. v. Nestle Co., Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1981
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- Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority v. Virgin Islands Telephone Corp.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1981
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