Legal Opinion
Kendall Co. v. Tetley Tea Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 10, 1950No. Civ. No. 6984PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWEENEY, Chief Judge.
In this action the plaintiff seeks an injunction against and damages for an alleged infringement of its Patent No. 2,-277,050, which was applied for on August 31, 1940, issued on March 24, 1942, to Reed and Ryan, and assigned by them to the plaintiff. The defendant denies infringement and asserts the invalidity of the patent on several technical grounds which will be discussed hereinafter. The claims in suit are Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 12; and 14, and claim 4 by reference. Throughout this opinion there will be references to a patent numbered 2,277,049, which is a parent…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- General Electric Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Altoona Publix Theatres, Inc. v. American Tri-Ergon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- United Carbon Co. v. Binney & Smith Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- McCarty v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- General Electric Co. v. Jewel Incandescent Lamp Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Kendall Co. v. Tetley Tea Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1951
- Shields v. Halliburton Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Shields v. Halliburton CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982