Legal Opinion
Well Surveys, Inc., Now Dresser Systems, Inc. And Dresser Industries, Inc. v. Perfo-Log, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1968No. 9649_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant-plaintiff Well Surveys, Inc., 1 sued appellee-defendant Perfo-Log, Inc., for infringement of the Swift Patent No. 2,554,844 and the Peterson Patent No. 2,967,994. Perfo-Log denies infringement and asserts patent misuse as a defense. The trial court granted summary judgment for Perfo-Log on the ground of misuse of the Swift patent.
This litigation is an episode in the prolonged controversy between WSI and McCullough Tool Co. over the Swift patent. In McCullough Tool Co. v. Well Surveys, Inc., 10 Cir., 343 F.2d 381, cert. denied 383 U.S. 933, 86 S.Ct. 1061,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Morton Salt Co. v. G. S. Suppiger Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Scott Paper Co. v. Marcalus Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- McCullough Tool Co. v. Well Surveys, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by9 opinions
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