Legal Opinion

Monroe Auto Equipment Company v. Heckethorn Manufacturing & Supply Company

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 14, 1964No. 15354_1PublishedCited by 113 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRY PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court holding invalid certain claims of two patents belonging to plaintiff-appellant.

The Monroe Auto Equipment Company, plaintiff-appellant, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, brought suit, against Heckethorn Manufacturing and Supply Company, defendant-appellee, hereinafter referred to as defendant, charging infringement of Patents No. 2,896,938 and No. 2,912,235, hereinafter referred to, respectively, as patents 938 and 235.

These two patents have had long and. arduous journeys through the patent office. The…

2Cases cited65 opinions

  1. Dairy Queen, Inc. v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. McClain v. OrtmayerSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  5. Coffin v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1874

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3Cited by113 opinions

  1. Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. Eurand, Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2012
  5. Schnading Corporation v. Gaines Manufacturing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974

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