Legal Opinion
Bobertz v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided August 20, 1954No. Civ. A. No. 9399PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOSCINSKI, District Judge.
Plaintiff sues for infringement of Patent No. 1,911,600 relating to improvement in automobile hoods. Defendant denies infringement and attacks validity of the patent for lack of novelty and patentable invention. Issue was joined, pretrial hearing had and a pre-trial order entered defining the issues, following which exhaustive discovery proceedings ensued by both parties.
Defendant filed motion for summary judgment under Rule 56, claiming absence of any genuine issue of material fact. Oral argument was had and all exhibits were made available to the court, including…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Schriber-Schroth Co. v. Cleveland Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Exhibit Supply Co. v. Ace Patents Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gustav H. Bobertz, Jr. v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
- W. E. Plechaty Co. v. Heckett Engineering, Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1956
- Friedlander v. UnionDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1957
- Du Bois Plastic Products, Inc. v. United States Safety Service Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1958