Legal Opinion
Bassick Manufacturing Co. v. R. M. Hollingshead Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 18, 1936No. Nos. 23 and 31PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts
In these cases writs of certiorari were granted to resolve conflicts with respect to the scope and alleged infringement of claims 1 to 6, 8, 10, 14 and 15 of the Gullborg Patent No. 1,307,734. In No. 23 the Circuit Court of Appeals, while holding the claims valid, so construed them as to exculpate the accused devices from the charge of contributory infringement. In No. 31 the Circuit Court of Appeals gave the claims a broader construction and adjudged that the petitioners were guilty of contributory infringement.
The subject of the patent is a device for lubricating metal bearings,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Carbice Corp. of America v. American Patents Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Morgan Envelope Co. v. Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Leeds & Catlin Co. v. Victor Talking MacHine Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Heald v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Underwood v. GerberSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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3Cited by50 opinions
- Bassick Mfg. Co. v. RM Hollingshead Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Pointer v. Six Wheel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Duplan Corp. v. Deering Milliken, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1977
- Patrol Valve Co. v. Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
- Consolidated Electrodynamics Corporation, a Corporation v. Midwestern Instruments, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
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