Legal Opinion
Saunders v. Air-Flo Co.
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided August 10, 1977No. S 74-83PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ALLEN SHARP, District Judge.
This is an action in which Plaintiffs allege infringement of U.S. Patents Nos. 3,241,876 (’876) and 3,309,131 (’131) and of trademark Reg. No. 887,396 by Defendants. Defendants deny all counts in the complaint. The trial of the action consumed one week before this Court. The purpose of this Memorandum Opinion is to state the legal basis and reasons for the separately entered Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
The Patent Issues
Both patents in suit are directed to the mounting of a windshield or deflector upon the cab of a truck. The ’876…
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