Legal Opinion
Ralston Purina Company v. General Foods Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1971No. 20011PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is from the District Court’s ruling in a declaratory judgment action that patent No. 3,047,395 (the Ru-soff patent) owned by appellant, General Foods, was invalid and unenforceable and, even if valid, not infringed by the product manufactured or process employed by appellee, Ralston Purina, in the production of its “Chuck Wagon” dog food.
Generally, the patent seeks to protect a product simulating quality meat cuts in appearance and texture. The product is made out of proteinaceous material. Besides the product the patent also attempts to protect the particular process by which…
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