Legal Opinion
William Hodges & Co., Inc. v. Sterwood Corp.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 26, 1972No. Civ. A. 68 C 329PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
NEAHER, District Judge.
This is an action by William Hodges & Co., Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, against Sterwood Corporation, a New York corporation, for alleged infringement of United States Design Patent No. 209159 issued November 7, 1967 to Sol Kessilman, Hyman B. Penn and Milton Kravitz for a period of fourteen years (hereinafter “Hodges patent”). All right, title and interest to the patent was assigned by the inventors to Green Valley Products, Inc. on March 22, 1968. 1 The case was tried before the court on the issues of validity and infringement. For the…
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