Legal Opinion
Wilson Research Corporation v. Piolite Plastics Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 24, 1964No. 6128_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Circuit Judge.
In this action for patent infringement the district court found validity but not infringement. We first recite the facts. On July 7, 1958 appellant’s assignor, Wilson, filed an application which on August 15, 1961 ripened into patent #2,996,609. As finally allowed 1 the invention was described as a translucent plastic panel for light diffusing ceilings. In its “preferred form” (claims 1-3) the panel, which had “a supporting frame and a panel edge supported by said frame.” 2 was composed of two plastic-sheets having a “plurality of dimples,”' the dimples on each sheet…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cantrell v. WallickSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Triplett v. LowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Temco Electric Motor Co. v. Apco Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Frick Co. v. LindsayCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1928
- Ackermans v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Wilson Research Corporation v. Piolite Plastics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1964
- Scully Signal Company v. Electronics Corporation of America, Scully Signal Company v. Electronics Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Johnston v. Textron, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1984
- American Precast Corp. v. Maurice Concrete Products, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1973
- Potter Instrument Co., Inc. v. ODEC Computer Systems, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1974
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