Legal Opinion
Clark Equipment Company and Clark Equipment, A. G., Appellants-Appellees v. Louis J. Keller and Cyril N. Keller, Appellees-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1978No. 76-1918 and 76-2009PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Chief Judge.
The two consolidated cases underlying the present appeal and cross-appeal arise out of a patent license contract whereunder Louis and Cyril Keller, residents of North Dakota, granted exclusive licenses on three interrelated patents to Clark Equipment Company, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware and with its principal place of business in Michigan. In a similar license agreement, the Kellers granted to Clark Equipment A.G. (CEAG), a Swiss corporation which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Clark, an exclusive license under certain foreign patents…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by27 opinions
- American Hoist & Derrick Company, Cross-Appellee v. Sowa & Sons, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
- Medtronic, Inc., and Med-Rel, Inc. v. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Square Liner 360o, Inc., Appellant/cross v. Finis Lavell Chisum and Chief Industries, Inc., Appellees/crossCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- In re NalbandianCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1981
- Bergstrom v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1980
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