Hill Rubber Heel Co. v. I. T. S. Rubber Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Ohio; D. C. Westenhaver, Judge. Suit in equity by the I. T. S. Rubber Company against the Hill Rubber Heel Company. From an order granting a preliminary injunction, defendant appeals.
1Per curiam
This case turns upon the question of infringement of the same Tufford patent (reissue No. 14,049, January 11, 1916) which we have considered in Fetzer v. I. T. S. Co., 260 Fed. 939, 171 C. C. A. 581, U. S. Rubber Co. v. I. T. S. Co., 260 Fed. 947, 171 C. C. A. 589, Elyria Co. v. I. T. S. Co. (C. C. A.) 263 Fed. 979, and Tee Pee Co. v. I. T. S. Co. (July 15, 1920) 268 Fed. 250. The rubber heel made by the Hill Company, the defendant below, was held to infringe, a preliminary injunction was ordered, and the Hill Company appeals.
Both sides argue forcefully some of the questions of validity and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fetzer & Spies Leather Co. v. I. T. S. Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1919
- Tee Pee Rubber Co. v. I. T. S. Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1920
- United States Rubber Co. v. I. T. S. Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1919
- Elyria Nat. Rubber Heel Co. v. I. T. S. Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1920
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- United States Rubber Co. v. I. T. S. Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1923
- I. T. S. Rubber Co. v. United States Rubber Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1922