Legal Opinion
Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 8, 1964No. 75PublishedCited by 416 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
Respondent Convertible Top Replacement Co., Inc., (CTR) acquired by assignment from the Automobile Body Research Corporation (AB) all rights for the territory of Massachusetts in United States Patent No. 2,569,724, known as the Maekie-Duluk patent. This is a combination patent covering a top-structure for automobile “convertibles.” Structures embodying the patented combination were included as original equipment in 1952-1954 models of convertibles manufactured by the General Motors Corporation and the Ford Motor Company. They were included in the General Motors cars by authority of a license…
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- Sanitary Refrigerator Co. v. WintersSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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- Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States v. Loew's Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
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