Legal Opinion
Contico International, Inc. v. Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1981No. 81-1134PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
This is a design patent case. The questioned patent, owned by defendant Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc., describes an ornamental design for a dolly that is attachable to certain of its refuse containers. The plaintiff Contico International, Inc., brought this action in the District Court 1 seeking a declaratory judgment that Rubbermaid’s design patent, No. 251,833 (No. 833), is invalid and that the patent is not infringed by dollies manufactured and sold by plaintiff. Contico also asked that defendant be enjoined from filing or threatening to file actions for…
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