Legal Opinion
Zero Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Mississippi Milk Producers Association
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1966No. 21624PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWKINS, District Judge:
This action was brought by Zero Manufacturing Company, Inc., under 35 U.S.C. §§ 271, 281 alleging the infringement of two patents 1 by Mississippi Milk Producers Association, a Mississippi cooperative which sold and installed milking equipment, manufactured in large part by the Paul Mueller Company, who undertook its defense.
The District Court found both patents to be invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 103, as anticipated by the prior art, thus making it unnecessary to reach the infringement issue, and dismissed Zero’s complaint. We affirm.
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2Cases cited24 opinions
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