Legal Opinion
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co. v. Fredman Bros.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 14, 1975No. Nos. 73-1170, 73-1171PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
In May 1970, Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company (Hickory Springs), a manufacturer of furniture hardware, introduced to its customers a metal bed device called the “Hi-Co Slatless” rails. The next month, Harry Fredman of Fredman Brothers Furniture Company, Inc., wrote Hickory Springs and one of its customers warning them that the Hi-Co Slatless bed rails infringed Fredman’s Patent No. 3,118,151.1 Hickory Springs thereupon filed the present declaratory judgment action,2 seeking a declaration of the invalidity of Fredman’s patent or, if it was found valid, of its…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Thomas M. Hannigan and Tru-Han Corporation v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Terrell J. Reese and Reese Products, Inc. v. Elkhart Welding and Boiler Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Panther Pumps & Equipment Co., Inc. v. Hydrocraft, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
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