Legal Opinion
Berger & Gorin, Inc. v. Gary Plastic Packaging Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 20, 1988No. 84 Civ. 4164 (PNL)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LEVAL, District Judge.
Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
This is an action for patent infringement. The two patents in question are for plastic belt hangers designed to display belts as merchandise in a store. Plaintiff Berger & Gorin, Inc. (“B & G”) and defendant Gary Plastic Packaging Corp. (“Gary”) both engage in the manufacture of plastic belt hangers.
Plaintiffs first patent No. 3,710,996 (the “ ’996” or “Snap-Tail” patent) was filed August 2, 1971 and issued January 16, 1973. It claims a belt-hanging device having a hook at the top (so as to hang the device from a…
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