Legal Opinion
Standard Parts, Inc. v. Toledo Pressed Steel Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1937No. Nos. 7271, 7272PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS, Circuit Judge.
The Withrow and Close patent in suit, No. 1,732,708, issued October 22, 1929, relates to construction torches and truck flares for use as outdoor warning signals and adapted to emit luminescent flame protected from wind and rain. The appellants are dealers in flares competing with those made under the patent, and appeal from decrees sustaining its validity and granting relief for its infringement.
The only difference between a torch and a flare seems to be one of size. The former is intended for the contracting industry and is set out to guard street obstructions at…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. United States Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1935
- Willett Mfg. Co. v. Root Spring Scraper Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1932
- Page Steel & Wire Co. v. Smith Bros. Hardware Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1933
- Dunham Co. v. CobbCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1927
- Lakewood Engineering Co. v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Evr-Klean Seat Pad Co. v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- Seiberling Rubber Co. v. I. T. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
- Lempco Products, Inc. v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
- Oxford Varnish Corp. v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
- Toledo Pressed Steel Co. v. Standard Parts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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