Legal Opinion
Jamco, Incorporated, an Oklahoma Corporation, and A. D. Willkinson v. Theodore F. Carlson, and Carlson Manufacturing Co., a Colorado Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 18, 1959No. 6140PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellees-plaintiffs 1 sued for the infringement of three patents relating to steering gear idler arm assemblies of automobiles. Appellants-defendants 2 asserted that the patents were invalid because of lack of invention and that there was no infringement. The trial court upheld validity, found and enjoined infringement, and ordered an accounting. Later Jamco was found to be in contempt for violation of the injunction.
The steering mechanism of most automobiles consists of a steering shaft extending downwardly at an angle, ordinarily on the left side of the forward…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Smith v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Helms Products, Inc. v. Lake Shore Manufacturing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Bewal, Inc., a Corporation of Kansas and Benjamine C. Edwards, Jr. v. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, a Corporation of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
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