Legal Opinion
Bontrager v. Steury Corp.
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided June 14, 1978No. S 75-133PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ALLEN SHARP, District Judge.
This memorandum will reflect the legal basis for the separately entered findings of fact and conclusions of law.
This is an action in which Lloyd J. Bontrager and Jayco Inc. charge the Steury Corporation with infringement of claims 1, 2, 6, 7 and 10 of U.S. Patent No. 3,495,866 relating to a collapsible vehicle. Steury denies infringement on the grounds that Bontrager has no valid patent right and, in any event, the patent claims do not cover Steury’s structure.
Invalidity is shown by citations of prior art and expert testimony which establish…
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- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Lincoln Engineering Co. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Anderson's-Black Rock, Inc. v. Pavement Salvage Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Sakraida v. Ag Pro, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Sandra Solomon v. Kimberly-Clark CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
- LD Schreiber Cheese Co., Inc. v. Clearfield Cheese Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
- Bontrager v. Steury CorpCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Finish Engineering Co. v. Zerpa Industries, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1985