Legal Opinion
Ressinger v. Sears Roebuck & Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 11, 1945No. Na. 44C1058PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LA BUY, District Judge.
Motion to dismiss complaint or to strike portions of the complaint.
Complaint alleges plaintiff developed a design in January 1943 for children’s vehicles made of non-critical material, such as wood. On completion of the design he made arrangements for manufacture with Adler Manufacturing Company in Kentucky. On May 14, 1943, plaintiff made an application for United States Letters Patent No. 486,994, which application is still pending. Each children’s vehicles made according to plaintiff’s patent was labeled “Patents Pending” so that defendant had notice of plaintiff’s…
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- Gayler v. WilderSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Crescent Tool Co. v. Kilborn & Bishop Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- Sinko v. Snow-Craggs CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
- Rein v. ClaytonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Michigan · 1889
- Brill v. St. Louis Car Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri · 1897
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- American Science & Engineering, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1985