Legal Opinion
Akron Brass Company v. Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 3, 1965No. 14847-14848_1PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns the validity and infringement of three patents relating to fire fighting equipment. Akron Brass Company, an Ohio corporation, as the owner of United States Letters Patent No. 2,938,673 and No. Re. 25,037, brought an action for infringement against Elk-hart Brass Manufacturing Company, Inc., an Indiana corporation. Elkhart counterclaimed for infringement of its United States Letters Patent No. 2,928,-611. The district court held that: (1) Akron’s patent No. 2,938,673 was invalid, (2) Akron’s patent Re. 25,037 was valid and infringed, and (3)…
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