Legal Opinion
Reinke Manufacturing Co. v. Sidney Manufacturing Corp.
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided March 8, 1978No. Civ. 76-L-137PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DENNEY, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court for decision after trial to the Court and submission of written final arguments. Plaintiff is the assignee of United States patent No. 3,608,-826 [the ’826 patent] and No. 3,750,953 [the ’953 patent] issued to Richard F. Reinke on September 28, 1971 and August 7,1973. Richard F. Reinke is the Chairman of the Board and major shareholder of Reinke Manufacturing Company, which is principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of the “Electrogator,” a circular irrigation system embodying the inventions patented by Mr. Reinke.
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc., Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Sidney Manufacturing Corporation, Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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