Legal Opinion
Lewis E. Hamel Co. v. P & K, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided May 17, 1960No. Civ. No. 1639-DPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLATT, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Lewis E. Hamel Co., instituted this action against the defendant, P & K, Incorporated, alleging infringement of Patent No. 2,493,344, hereafter referred to as 344, and Design Patent No. 158,958, hereafter referred to as 958. Plaintiff dismissed, with prejudice, the allegations in the complaint alleging unfair competition. Both patents pertain to a plastic fishhook and snell holder and were issued to Lewis E. Hamel, the inventor, and assigned by him to the plaintiff.
In patent 344 the application was filed July 12, 1949, and issued January 3, 1950. The Design…
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