Legal Opinion
Shelco, Inc. v. Dow Chemical Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 5, 1972No. Nos. 71-1061, 71-1062PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a final judgment in a patent infringement action which held that the patent in suit, United States Patent No. 3,335,092, was invalid and which also awarded attorneys’ fees and costs to the defendants. The only issues raised are whether the district court committed reversible errors in holding the patent invalid and in awarding attorneys’ fees to defendants. We affirm the district court in both respects.
The patent at issue relates to the purported invention by Kenneth E. Perry of a chemical composition and a method for its use for the cleaning of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Monolith Portland Midwest Company, a Nevada Corporation v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Sweetheart Plastics, Inc., Maryland Cup Corporation, and Sweetheart Cup CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Amphenol Corporation, a Corporation of Delaware v. General Time Corporation, a Corporation of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- Deep Welding, Inc. v. Sciaky Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Frantz Manufacturing Company, and v. Phenix Manufacturing Company, Inc., AndCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Leonard Kahn v. Dynamics Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Peter M. Roberts v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Zenith Radio Corporation and the Rauland CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Maurice A. Garbell, Inc. v. Boeing Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. v. Oak Materials Group, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1976
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