Legal Opinion
Rein J. Groen and William A. Rice v. General Foods Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1968No. 22059_1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELY, Circuit Judge:
The appellants, plaintiffs in the court below, sought relief for alleged infringement of their Letters Patent Number 2,950,203. Several alleged infringers were originally joined as defendants, but the appellants dismissed their suit against all except General Foods Corporation, the present appellee. 1
The District Court granted the appellee’s motion for summary judgment, holding the patent in suit to be invalid and not reaching the claim of infringement. This appeal followed.
The scope of the patent, entitled “Process of Quick-Freezing Raw Onions,” is defined in a single,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Lincoln Engineering Co. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Brown v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- M. O. S. Corporation v. John I. Haas Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- American Optical Co. v. New Jersey Optical Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1944
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Proler Steel Corporation, Inc. v. Luria Brothers & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Jerold B. Smith and the Cardinal Corporation v. Gerald J. Mossinghoff, Commissioner of Patents and TrademarksCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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