Legal Opinion

The J. R. Clark Company v. Murray Metal Products Company, Inc., Murray Metal Products Company, Inc. v. The J. R. Clark Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 4, 1955No. 14836_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of the district court holding appellant’s com bination patent No. 2,276,981, for a “ventilating metal ironing table top” invalid and not infringed, and that appellant’s device had acquired no secondary meaning which would justify granting any broad relief against ap-pellee for unfair competition, though it was entitled to limited injunctive relief prohibiting appellee’s use of advertising confusingly similar to that of appellant. The main appeal is from the trial court’s holding as to invalidity, non-infringement, and lack of unfair…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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General Electric Co. v. Jewel Incandescent Lamp Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
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