Legal Opinion
Troy Co. v. Products Research Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1964No. 18960PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOELSCH, Circuit Judge.
Products Research Company, holder of two patents1 describing buckles commonly employed for automobile safety belts, instituted a patent infringement action against The Troy Company, seeking an injunction and damages. At trial, *366Troy asserted several defenses, including a denial of infringement, prior use, domestic and foreign, and obviousness of the invention. Four days of trial were consumed and considerable expert testimony was taken. Patent holder prevailed in all particular's. Further, the district court concluded that Troy was merely a nominal defendant, and that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lincoln Engineering Co. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- National Latex Products Company v. Sun Rubber Company, Akron Presform Mold Company v. Sun Rubber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Sylvania Industrial Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- The Coleman Company, Inc., a Corporation v. Holly Manufacturing Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
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- John W. Bentley v. Sunset House Distributing Corp., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
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- American Safety Flight Systems, Inc. v. The Garrett CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Del Mar Avionics, a California Corporation v. Quinton Instruments Company, a Washington CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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