Legal Opinion
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co. v. Celanese Corp. of America
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 22, 1943No. 9144PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McAllister, circuit judge.
The Celanese Corporation of America sued for infringement of its patent on safety glass by the Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company, and was awarded a decree and injunction, from which the glass company appeals. For convenience, the parties will hereafter be referred to as plaintiff and defendant, the capacities in which they appeared before the trial court.
Defendant contends that the patent is void for want of novelty, invention, and operativeness; that the claims in suit are indefinite; unsupported by specification; broader than the invention; and had been broadened…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Corona Cord Tire Co. v. Dovan Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Adamson v. GillilandSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- The Incandescent Lamp PatentSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Wood v. UnderhillSupreme Court of the United States · 1846
- Tyler v. BostonSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Patrol Valve Co. v. Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
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