Legal Opinion
Burgess Vibrocrafters, Inc. v. Atkins Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 15, 1953No. 10643PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAIM, Circuit Judge.
Burgess Vibrocrafters, Inc., the manufacturer of a small, electrically operated jig saw, brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment of invalidity and non-infringement of Design Patent D-161,025, owned by the defendant Allen Atkins. The defendants, Allen Atkins and Atkins Industries, Inc., the exclusive patent licensee and likewise the manufacturer of a small electric jig saw, filed counterclaims alleging patent infringement, trademark infringement and unfair competition, and seeking a judgment holding that the plaintiff’s Design Patent D-162,279 is void under Rev.…
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