Legal Opinion
Bankers' Utilities Co. v. Pacific Nat. Bank
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1927No. 4981PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIETRICH, Circuit Judge.
The suit involves'the validity of patent No. 1,460,716, issued to the plaintiff, Butler F. Greer, for a coin receptacle or savings bank. By the lower court it was held void for anticipation and lack of invention, and from a decree dismissing the bill, which charges infringement, plaintiffs appeal.
As described in the claims and exemplified in the device they have manufactured and extensively sold on the market, plaintiffs’ bank is in the similitude of a small book, consisting of two distinct units detachably assembled. There is first a complete metal case, having a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- The Barbed Wire PatentSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Morton v. LlewellynCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1908
- Wilson & Willard Mfg. Co. v. BoleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915
- H. J. Heinz Co. v. CohnCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1913
- San Francisco Cornice Co. v. BeyrleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1912
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Stoody Co. v. Mills Alloys, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1933
- Reinharts, Inc. v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
- Deitel v. La Minuette Trading Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Kammerer Corp. v. McCulloughDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1941
- Bankers' Utilities Co. v. National Bank Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1931
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