Legal Opinion
Carlton Manufacturing Co. v. Fram Corp.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided December 29, 1961No. Civ. A. No. 2554PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAY, District Judge.
In this action plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that U.S. Letters Patent No. 2,824,707 issued to the defendant on February 25, 1958, as assignee of Walter V. Kennedy, and relating to the construction of a sheet metal spool is invalid, or if valid, is not infringed by the plaintiff.
In its complaint the plaintiff asserts that said patent is invalid because of pri- or art anticipation and want of invention, etc., and further, that in any event that the proper scope of said patent does not cover sheet, metal spools manufactured and sold by the plaintiff.
In its answer the…
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