Legal Opinion
Brooks Walker v. General Motors Corporation and Les Vogel Chevrolet Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1966No. 19242_1PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge.
In an action for damages for patent infringement the district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment and held plaintiff’s Patent No. 2,131,306 invalid. Plaintiff appeals.
Federal Rule 56 permits a court to terminate patent litigation by summary judgment [Fromberg, Inc. v. Gross Mfg. Co., 328 F.2d 803, 805 (9th Cir. 1964)], although the occasion for using this procedure in such cases may be relatively rare. Rankin v. King, 272 F.2d 254, 258 (9th Cir. 1959); Ronel Corp. v. Anchor Lock of Florida, Inc., 325 F.2d 889 (5th Cir. 1963). Summary judgment is…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jungersen v. Ostby & Barton Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- McCullough Tool Co. v. Well Surveys, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- Park-In-Theatres, Inc. v. PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by77 opinions
- Litton Industrial Products, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Solid State Systems Corp., Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Sweetheart Plastics, Inc., Maryland Cup Corporation, and Sweetheart Cup CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Saf-Gard Products, Inc. v. Service Parts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Famolare, Inc. v. Edison Bros. Stores, Inc.District Court, E.D. California · 1981
- Maurice A. Garbell, Inc. v. Boeing CompanyDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1973
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