Legal Opinion
Fromberg, Inc. v. Gross Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1964No. 18539PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant is the owner of United States Letters Patent No. 2,828,791 and brought this action charging infringement of the patent. The trial court granted the appellee’s motion for summary judgment. We are affirming.
The patent is a combination patent involving two unpatentable elements. The combination is a simple, clever, useful, and highly successful device, the purpose of which is to enable a tire repairman to repair a hole in a tubeless automobile tire without removing the tire from the rim. The first of the two unpatentable elements which form the combination is an…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States v. Univis Lens Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Morgan Envelope Co. v. Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by13 opinions
- Cable Electric Products, Inc. v. Genmark, Inc., A/K/A Diablo Products Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- Brooks Walker v. General Motors Corporation and Les Vogel Chevrolet CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Petersen Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. Central Purchasing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- Methode Electronics, Inc. v. Elco Corporation and Benjamin FoxCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Helena Rubinstein, Inc. v. Robert G. Bau and Edna P. BauCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.