Legal Opinion
Shanklin Corporation v. Springfield Photo Mount Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 20, 1975No. 75-1061PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Shanklin Corporation sued Springfield Photo Mount Company for infringement of its patent, No. 3,583,888. The claimed infringing device, “Weldo-tron Model 5872 Automatic L Bar Package Forming System,” is manufactured by Weldotron Corporation, which is the real party in interest defending in this action. The district court held that the patent was invalid and unenforceable, 387 F.Supp. 345 (D.Mass.1975), and Shanklin appeals.
Shanklin’s patented apparatus is an “in-line” packaging machine, a term used when the articles to be wrapped follow a…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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