Legal Opinion
Baker Manufacturing Company v. Whitewater Manufacturing Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 24, 1970No. 17863_1PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Senior Circuit Judge.
This action, filed April 29, 1965, was brought by Baker Manufacturing Company (Baker) against Whitewater Manufacturing Company (Whitewater), charging infringement of patent No. 2,657,633, the subject matter of which was “Pump Construction.” Whitewater defended on the grounds of invalidity and non-infringement. It also invoked numerous affirmative defenses, including laches, upon which it relied as a bar to the relief sought by Baker.
The district court in a memorandum opinion discussed in meticulous detail all aspects of the validity and infringement issues, both of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- General Electric Company v. Sciaky Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
- Westco-Chippewa Pump Co. v. Delaware Electric & Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1933
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