Legal Opinion
Cardinal of Adrian, Inc. v. Peerless Wood Products, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided June 15, 1973No. Civ. A. 29897PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RALPH M. FREEMAN, District Judge.
This is a patent infringement action in which plaintiff claims that defendants are infringing Claims 1-4 of U. S. Patent No. 3,205,532 entitled “Latchless Door Hinge” issued on September 14, 1965, and Claims 2-5 of U. S. Patent No. 3,212,124 entitled “Hinge for Latch-less Door”, issued on October 14, 1965. The patents involve latchless, self-closing hinges, now widely used on kitchen cabinets in place of the previously used conventional hinge and separate friction or magnetic latch.
Plaintiff, Cardinal of Adrian, Inc., is a Michigan corporation. It is…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Monsanto Company v. Rohm & Haas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by5 opinions
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