Legal Opinion
Alex Lee Wallau, Inc. v. J. W. Landenberger & Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 25, 1954PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIMOCK, District Judge.
This is a suit for the alleged infringement of a design patent and a utility patent for footcaps. Defendant moves pursuant to Rule 56, F.R.C.P. 28 U.S.C., for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the grounds that the patents are invalid and not infringed.
Plaintiff contends in effect that the issues of validity and infringement of a patent are never susceptible of determination on a pre-trial motion. Plaintiff’s affidavits, however, raise no genuine issues of fact. The Court of Appeals of this Circuit has indicated that the remedy of summary judgment is available…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Gorham Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Continental Paper Bag Co. v. Eastern Paper Bag Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Sinclair & Carroll Co. v. Interchemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- 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 by16 opinions
- Autogiro Company of America v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
- Gustav H. Bobertz, Jr. v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
- C-Thru Products, Inc. v. Uniflex, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1966
- Delamere Company v. Taylor-Bell Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Sherman v. Moore Fabrics, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1959
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