Legal Opinion
Fowler v. Honorbilt Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 29, 1942No. 7911PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
The defendant, Honorbilt Products, Inc., appeals from a decree of the District Court holding valid and infringed Patent No. 1,565,267 for an upholstery pad, issued on December 26, 1925, to Del Roy F. Fowler, one of the plaintiffs. The suit was instituted by Fowler, the owner of the patent as well as the patentee, and F. Burkart Manufacturing Company, the exclusive licensee under the patent. Honorbilt Products, Inc., is a manufacturer of mattresses, and the complaint alleges that Honorbilt, in its manufacture of mattresses, utilizes a sisal pad which infringes the patent…
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