Legal Opinion
The Tappan Company v. General Motors Corporation, Frigidaire Sales Corporation, and Halle Bros. Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1967No. 17088PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Chief Judge.
The Tappan Company, holder of two design patents covering electric cooking ranges, sought injunctive relief and damages against General Motors Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Frigidaire Sales Corporation, producers and marketers of a line of competing ranges, claiming both patent infringement and unfair competition 1 . Before trial the District Court granted General Motors’ motion for summary judgment as to the claim of unfair competition. After trial the District Court, in a memorandum opinion, determined that the accused ranges did not infringe Tappan’s…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Gorham Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Sinclair & Carroll Co. v. Interchemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Kelley v. Everglades Drainage DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by22 opinions
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