Legal Opinion
Anthony J. Cali v. Eastern Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 28, 1971No. 690, Docket 35374PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
Cali, plaintiff and appellant in this patent infringement action, is a mechanic employed by one of the pioneers in the airlines industry, Pan American World Airways (Pan Am). The kernel of the patented invention which is the subject of this suit was contained in an idea which Cali submitted to Pan Am on a standard form soliciting employees’ suggestions in December 1962. Although of course Eastern Airlines, Inc., the appellee and alleged infringer, seeks to minimize its value, Cali’s proposal apparently resulted in the correction of a persistent defect in the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- White Motor Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Elizabeth v. Pavement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
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3Cited by65 opinions
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