Legal Opinion

Armour & Co. v. Wilson & Co., Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 14, 1960No. 12595_1PublishedCited by 116 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

Armour brought this suit against Wilson for infringement of Thompson Patent No. 2,669,537 and Bunding Patent No. 2,669,536. The District Court held the Thompson patent invalid, and the Bunding patent invalid but not infringed. If the Thompson patent is valid, Wilson admittedly infringed it. The instant case was tried on defenses relating to the validity of the Thompson patent, and on this appeal we are concerned only with the Thompson patent. Claims I and II of the patent in suit are relied on by Armour.

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2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Lincoln Engineering Co. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Ray-O-Vac Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944

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3Cited by116 opinions

  1. Monroe Auto Equipment Company v. Heckethorn Manufacturing & Supply CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
  2. McCullough Tool Co. v. Well Surveys, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
  3. Tights, Inc. v. Acme-Mccrary Corporation, and Orin R. YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
  4. Binks Manufacturing Company, Etc. v. Ransburg Electro-Coating Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
  5. Hygienic Specialties Co. v. H. G. Salzman, Inc., Hutzler Mfg. Co., and C. B. Cotton & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962

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