Legal Opinion
Sinko v. Snow-Craggs Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 1939No. 6832PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
John Sinko and the Sinko Tool and Manufacturing Co. (hereafter called the “plaintiff” or “Sinko”) brought this suit charging the Snow-Craggs Corporation (hereafter called the “defendant” or “Cragg”) with the infringement of a design patent and unfair competition. Having acquired jurisdiction of these issues (which were based on substantially the same facts), and properly so, the District Court decreed the patent invalid as an anticipation of the prior art, and determined the unfair competition issue in favor of the plaintiff. See Hurn v. Oursler, 289 U.S. 238, 240, 246,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Nu-Enamel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Crescent Tool Co. v. Kilborn & Bishop Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- Flagg Manufacturing Co. v. HolwayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Saxlehner v. WagnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- West Point Manufacturing Company v. Detroit Stamping CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
- Lewis v. Vendome Bags, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
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