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Southern States Equipment Corp. v. Usco Power Equipment Corp. Usco Power Equipment Corp. v. Southern States Equipment Corp

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 31, 1953No. 14286_1PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

This suit was originally brought by Southern States Equipment Corporation against USCO Power Equipment Corporation, its officers and directors, charging infringement of Letters Patent Nos. 2,466,374 and 2,489,750, through the manufacture and sale of electric switches by defendants alleged to incorporate the inventions of the patents. The complaint further charged contributory infringement of said patents by J. B. Lankford, Jr., Austin Lankford, and Philip E. Lankford, individually and as co-partners doing business as East Birmingham Bronze Company, because of their…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Boyden Power-Brake Co. v. Westinghouse Westinghouse v. Boyden Power-Brake Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
  4. Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Westinghouse v. Boyden Power Brake Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898

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3Cited by45 opinions

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  2. Inglett & Company, Inc. v. Everglades Fertilizer Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  3. Fromberg, Inc. v. Jack W. ThornhillCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  4. Cameron Iron Works, Inc. v. Robert O. Stekoll, D/B/A Speed-O-Valve Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  5. Deep Welding, Inc. v. Sciaky Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969

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