Legal Opinion
Carter Products, Inc. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 10, 1955No. Civ. A. 6954PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Chief Judge.
This is a suit based upon United States Patent No. 2,655,480, issued October 13, 1953, on application filed No vember 2, 1949, to Joseph Spitzer, Irving Reich and Norman Fine. The corporate plaintiff, hereinafter called Carter, is the exclusive licensee under the patent which, in the words of the patent itself, “relates to a composition for use in producing a soap or a detergent lather without resorting to any manual or mechanical whipping or agitating operation”.
More specifically, it embraces a pressurized self-generating lather composition in a small can with a…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Diamond Rubber Co. of New York v. Consolidated Rubber Tire Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Elizabeth v. Pavement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Radio Corp. of America v. Radio Engineering Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Ray-O-Vac Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Van Products Co. v. General Welding & Fabricating Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Space Aero Products Co. v. R. E. Darling Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
- Felmlee v. LockettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Edel-Brown Tool & Die Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- The International Glass Company, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1969
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