Legal Opinion
Walter H. Pederson, Resident of Minnesota v. Stewart-Warner Corporation, a Corporation of the State of Virginia,defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 20, 1976No. 75-1915PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
After a jury had found plaintiff’s patent for a snowmobile speedometer valid and wilfully infringed by defendant, the district judge entered judgment for defendant notwithstanding the verdict on the ground that the patent was invalid for obviousness. 400 F.Supp. 1262 (N.D.Ill.1975). We affirm.
Plaintiff Walter H. Pederson developed a snowmobile speedometer in preparation for a snowmobile expedition to the North Pole to be undertaken in the summer of 1966. The device he developed proved successful on the trip and served as a prototype for speedometers he began manufacturing…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Hotchkiss v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Lincoln Engineering Co. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Anderson's-Black Rock, Inc. v. Pavement Salvage Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Jerry F. Connell, Gary F. Burns and Conelco, Inc., Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., a Corporation, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Dual Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc. v. Burris Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Span-Deck, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation v. Fab-Con, Incorporated, a Minnesota Corporation and Rauenhorst Corporation, Aminnesota CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Deere & Co. v. International Harvester Co.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 1978
- Oliver J. Burland v. Trippe Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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