Legal Opinion

Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc., Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Sidney Manufacturing Corporation, Appellee-Cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 26, 1979No. 78-1341, 78-1301PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

This case involves two patents, No. 3608826 (’826) and No. 3750953 (’953), on. a circular irrigation system known as the Electrogator. Plaintiff-appellant Reinke Manufacturing Company, the assignee of the patents, primarily appeals from the trial court’s 1 determination that the patents are invalid for reasons of obviousness. Defendant-appellee Sidney Manufacturing Corporation, the alleged infringer of the patents, primarily cross-appeals from the trial court’s determination that, if the patents are valid, Sidney infringed the claims of the patents in question. 2

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Atlantic Works v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  4. Anderson's-Black Rock, Inc. v. Pavement Salvage Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Sakraida v. Ag Pro, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Rengo Co. Ltd. And Simon Container MacHinery Limited, in No. 80-2556 v. Molins MacHine Company, Inc., in No. 80-2557Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  2. Black & Decker Mfg. v. Ever-Ready ApplianceDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1981
  3. Saturn Manufacturing, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Williams Patent Crusher & Pulverizer Co. And Robert M. Williams, Appellees/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  4. Ndm Corporation v. Hayes Products, Inc., and Joseph H. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  5. Satco, Inc. v. Transequip, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979

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