Knickerbocker Plastic Co. v. Allied Molding Corp.

CONGER, District Judge.

Two actions for patent infringement and unfair competition.

One action is against the manufacturer of the alleged infringing articles and the other against a dealer who sold some of the articles. The actions were combined and tried before me as one. The issues in each case are identical.

For answer the defendant in each case denied infringement, denied the validity of plaintiff’s patent and denied unfair competition. In addition each defendant’s counterclaim asked for declaratory judgment, adjudging, among other things, plaintiff’s patent to be wholly void and invalid in…