Legal Opinion
Fred L. Nelson v. D. M. Batson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1963No. 18426_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge.
Nelson obtained a default judgment against Batson which declared Nelson’s Patent No. 2,844,120, issued July 22, 1958, valid and infringed, and enjoined Batson from future infringement. No appeal was taken. Nelson subsequently filed a motion to hold Batson in contempt for violating the injunction. The District Court found no infringement, and dismissed the proceeding. This appeal followed. 1
Nelson’s patent disclosed an improved “boom boat,” used to move logs in a log pond in lumbering operations. The boat construction claimed by Nelson combines four elements: (1) a hull…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- MacHine Co. v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Sanitary Refrigerator Co. v. WintersSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- General Electric Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Sealed Air Corp. v. U.S. International Trade CommissionCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1981
- Acme Highway Products Corporation v. The D. S. Brown Company and Delmont D. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- Mobil Oil Corporation v. Filtrol Corporation and Texaco Inc., Mobil Oil Corporation v. Filtrol Corporation and Texaco Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Kenneth Reiner and Frank A. Klaus, Jr., D/B/A Kaynar Company and Kaynar Mfg. Co., Inc. v. The I. Leon Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Robert Sarkisian v. Winn-Proof Corp., William A. Werner, and Wer-Nel Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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