Legal Opinion
Lyon v. Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided December 31, 1953No. Civ. No. 4168PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURKE, District Judge.
This case involves a claim for damj ages based upon the alleged infringe-ment of plaintiff’s patent No. 2,398,382 on a method for applying hard, durable, low-reflecting films of inorganic salts on the surfaces of optical elements. At the trial the complaint was amended to add a claim for damages for unjust enrichment. The invention covered by the patent is an improvement in the art of applying a stable, water-insoluble, evaporated, inorganic salt coating (notably magnesium fluoride) on the surfaces of optical elements. Prior to the invention optical elements had been…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Corona Cord Tire Co. v. Dovan Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Metallizing Engineering Co. v. Kenyon Bearing & Auto Parts Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Schreyer v. Casco Products Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Gillman v. SternCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Dean A. Lyon v. Bausch & Lomb Optical Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc. v. Kollsman Instrument CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Rich Products Corporation v. Mitchell Foods, Inc., and Frank S. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Carter Products, Inc. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1955
- Metal Film Company v. Metlon CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
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