Legal Opinion

White Cap Co. v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 24, 1953No. 11520_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALLEN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the-District Court dismissing a complaint in a suit for patent infringement of U. S. Patent No. 2,339,827 for “closure cap ancL package” granted to William P. White January 25, 1944. The patent discloses a. closure consisting of a cap and gasket to be sealed upon a vessel such as a glass jar or bottle. The cap is of the type which is-pressed on the vessel and is alleged to be-. capable of rescaling the vessel hermetically by mere pressure. The issues of novelty, invention and infringement, as well as misuse of the patent by the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Morton Salt Co. v. G. S. Suppiger Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Automatic Radio Mfg. Co., Inc. v. Hazeltine Research, IncSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  5. Alexander Milburn Co. v. Davis-Bournonville Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Ansul Company v. Uniroyal, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1969
  2. National Transformer Corp. v. France Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
  3. John H. Emerson v. National Cylinder Gas Company, National Cylinder Gas Company v. John H. Emerson, National Cylinder Gas Company v. John H. EmersonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
  4. Sperry Products, Inc. v. Aluminum Company of AmericaDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1959
  5. Johnson & Johnson v. C. B. Stenvall, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1961

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