Legal Opinion
Tapco Products Company v. Van Mark Products Corporation and Eugene Van Cleave
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1971No. 20835_1PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
The suit in the District Court was for infringement of the Marsh Patent No. 3,161,223, issued December 15, 1964, on a sheet metal brake, 1 which patent had been assigned to Tapco. Appellee Van Cleave had been in the employ of Tapco when the brake was being developed. After leaving Tapco’s employ he organized appellee Van Mark Products Corporation and commenced to produce a brake almost identical with the patented brake.
Tapco sued the appellees in the Circuit Court of Wayne County, Michigan, for unfair competition and appropriation of trade secrets. The suit was settled by…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Monroe Auto Equipment Company v. Heckethorn Manufacturing & Supply CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Williams Manufacturing Co. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by18 opinions
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