Legal Opinion
Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 17, 1961No. 21PublishedCited by 381 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whittaker
On April 17, 1956, respondent, Convertible Top Replacement Co., Inc., acquired a “Territorial Grant” (coextensive with “the Commonwealth of Massachusetts”) of all rights in Letters Patent No. 2,569,724, commonly known as the Mackie-Duluk patent, and 10 days later commenced this action against petitioners, Aro Manufacturing Co., Inc., and several of its officers, to enjoin the alleged infringement and contributory infringement of the patent and for an accounting of profits.
The patent — one for a “Convertible Folding Top with Automatic Seal at Rear Quarter” — covers the combination, in an…
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