Legal Opinion
Technograph Printed Circuits, Ltd. v. Methode Electronics, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 27, 1973No. Nos. 72-1741—72-1745PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
The history of these cases confirms the wisdom of Blonder-Tongue Laborato--ries, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation, 402 U.S. 313, 91 S.Ct. 1434, 28 L.Ed.2d 788 (1971) and why the doctrine it announced is particularly applicable here.
Between 1958 and 1963, Technograph Printed Circuits, Ltd., and Technograph Printed Electronics, Inc. instituted some 74 civil actions for patent infringement against approximately 80 manufacturers of electronic equipment in 18 different United States District Courts, and another action against the United States in the Court of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Triplett v. LowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Technograph Printed Circuits, Ltd. v. Bendix Aviation Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1963
- Technograph Printed Circuits, Ltd., and Technograph Printed Electronics, Incorporated v. Bendix CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- Technograph Printed Circuits, Ltd. v. Methode Electronics, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1968
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Plastic Container Corporation v. Continental Plastics of Oklahoma, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- Airtex Corporation, and Cross-Appellee v. Shelley Radiant Ceiling Company, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Reynolds Metals Co. v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1978
- Westwood Chemical, Inc. v. Molded Fiber Glass Body CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc. v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc. v. McDonnell Douglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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