Legal Opinion
Chas. Pfizer & Co. v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1955No. Nos. 15552-15554PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
Lloyd H. Conover made application for a patent on an antibiotic entitled Tetracycline. He made an assignment to Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc., herein called Pfizer. Patent No. 2,699,054 was issued on January 11, 1955. On the same day Pfizer brought three suits in the Atlanta Division of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia alleging infringement of the patent and praying for injunctions, damages, attorneys’ fees, and general relief. Pfizer is a Delaware corporation with its principal office in New York City, New York. It has manufacturing plants…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ex Parte Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Crummer Co. v. DuPontSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Chas. Pfizer & Co. v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1955
- Crummer Co. v. Du PontCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Radio Officers' Union of the Commercial Telegraphers Union v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
3Cited by3 opinions
- Wallace v. Norman Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Wallace v. Norman IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc. v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation. Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc. v. The Upjohn Company. Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc. v. Bristol Laboratories, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955