Legal Opinion
Johnson & Johnson v. The Kendall Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 28, 1964No. 14227PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit charging infringement of Gross Patent No. 2,703,083, relating to an “Adhesive Bandage.” It was issued to plaintiff on March 1, 1955 as a continuation-in-part of earlier abandoned applications of Shelley and Gross filed respectively on June 25, 1953 and September 25, 1953. The complaint charging defendant with infringement was filed the same day the patent was issued.
Plaintiff, Johnson & Johnson, is a major producer of adhesive products including adhesive tape and adhesive bandages. The trademark of plaintiff’s adhesive bandage is “Band-Aid.” Defendant’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- General Electric Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Armour & Co. v. Wilson & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- Ruben Condenser Co. v. Aerovox CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- Paul Glikin, D/B/A Beltone Hearing Center v. Alonzo L. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Johnson & Johnson v. C. B. Stenvall, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1961
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re James A. Smith and James H. McLaughlin and Sterling Drug, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Toro Manufacturing Corporation v. Jacobsen Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Tracor, Inc. v. Hewlett-Packard CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Dart Industries, Inc. v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1972
- La Maur, Inc. v. DeMert & Dougherty, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1965
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