Legal Opinion
Joy Manufacturing Co. v. Ingersoll-Rand Co.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided December 5, 1977No. Civ. A. No. 74-321-CHPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HADEN, District Judge.
In this action the Plaintiff, Joy Manufacturing Company, has charged Defendant, Ingersoll-Rand Company, with infringement of U. S. Letters Patent 3,322,378 which describes a tripod drill support. Plaintiff, the owner of the patent-in-suit, seeks a judgment that Plaintiff’s patent is valid and has been infringed, and asks that Defendant be enjoined against further infringement and that an accounting be held to determine damages. Defendant claims that the patent-in-suit is invalid and denies infringement.
Plaintiff is a Pennsylvania corporation, with its principal…
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- Sakraida v. Ag Pro, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Stamicarbon, N v. V. Escambia Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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