Legal Opinion
Ross-Whitney Corp. v. Smith Kline & French Laboratories
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1953No. 13420_1PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
Smith Kline & French Laboratories, known as SKF, is principally engaged in the manufacture of prescription drugs which are sold to pharmacists. In 1936 SKF obtained the patent 1 on the combination drug, benzyl methyl carbinimine, and put it on the market under the name “Benzedrine” which was registered as a trade-mark with the United States Patent Office. 2 In 1938 the American Medical Association adopted the name amphetamine sulfate as its official designation for the combination.
Some years after acquiring the patent on amphetamine sulfate, SKF developed through…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Singer Manufacturing Co. v. June Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
- William R. Warner & Co. v. Eli Lilly & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Barrow Steamship Co. v. KaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Bayer Co. v. United Drug Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1921
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