Legal Opinion
James A. Bede and Bede Products Corporation v. Baker & English, Inc., Spee-Flo Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 11, 1960No. 13843_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McALLISTER, Chief Judge.
Appellant, James A. Bede, the owner of the patent in suit 1 relating to a paint heater, of particular utility in the hot spraying of paint, filed his complaint against appellee, Baker & English, Inc., claiming that it infringed his patent. Bede Products Corporation, the other appellant, is Bede’s exclusive licensee. The other appellee, Spee-FIo Company, Inc., is the manufacturer of the accused paint heater, and filed an answer as an intervenor. Appellees’ defense to Bede’s complaint was that his patent was invalid for want of invention, and furthermore, that there was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Grinnell Washing MacHine Co. v. E. E. Johnson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- General Motors Corp. v. Estate Stove Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
- Powder Power Tool Corporation v. Powder Actuated Tool Company, Inc., and Frank J. KlunkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by12 opinions
- The Maytag Company, a Corporation v. The Murray Corporation of America, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- Harvey v. LevineCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- Malta Manufacturing Company v. OstenDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1963
- Kearney & Trecker Corp. v. Cincinnati Milacron, Inc.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1975
- Sterling Aluminum Products, Inc. v. Bohn Aluminum & Brass Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1960
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