Legal Opinion

The Dunlop Company, Limited, and Cross-Appellee v. Kelsey-Hayes Company, and Cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 24, 1973No. 72-1892, 72-1893PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

The subject matter of the two patents involved in this appeal is disc brakes. As originally filed, the complaint by Dunlop alleged that Kelsey-Hayes was infringing four Dunlop patents. Patent number 2,790,516 (hereafter ’516) was issued to Dunlop by the United States Patent Office on April 30, 1957, application having been filed on January 22, 1951. In the application for this patent the invention was described as relating to disc brakes and disc brake assemblies for motor vehicles. It was stated that the object of the invention was to provide a disc-type brake for motor…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. Topco Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Muncie Gear Works, Inc. v. Outboard, Marine & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Monroe Auto Equipment Company v. Heckethorn Manufacturing & Supply CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
  4. National Latex Products Company v. Sun Rubber Company, Akron Presform Mold Company v. Sun Rubber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
  5. Fmc Corporation v. The F. E. Myers & Bro. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. State v. Farr-LenziniCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1999
  2. Pennwalt Corporation, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Akzona Incorporated and Armak Company, Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  3. Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Moraine Products, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
  4. In re DybelCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1975
  5. American Seating Company, Cross-Appellee v. National Seating Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978

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