Legal Opinion
David Cohn v. Coleco Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 3, 1977No. 959, Docket 76-7563PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff, David Cohn, brought this action against the defendant, Coleco Industries, seeking an injunction and an accounting as a result of defendant’s alleged infringement of a patent for a toy bowling game. Defendant moved for summary judgment on the ground that the doctrine of file wrapper estoppel barred this action. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Whitman Knapp, Judge, granted the motion and dismissed the complaint. We affirm.
During the 1950s plaintiff invented a toy bowling game. It was designed to simulate the play action…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- MacHine Co. v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Exhibit Supply Co. v. Ace Patents Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- The Eimco Corporation v. Peterson Filters and Engineering Company and Komline-Sanderson Engineering CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Paschall v. MayoneDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Coleco Industries, Inc. v. United States International Trade CommissionCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1978
- Coleco Industries, Inc. v. International Trade CommissionCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1978
- Leesona Corporation v. Varta Batteries, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Gemveto Jewelry Co., Inc. v. Jeff Cooper Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
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