Legal Opinion
Dymo Industries, Inc. v. Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided August 3, 1979No. Civ. A. CA 3-77-1254-GPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.
The patent-in-suit, United States Letters Patent No. 3,265,553 (the “ ’553 patent”) covers an invention by two German citizens, Oscar Kind and Wilhelm Voight. It is entitled “Apparatus for Printing, Dispensing & Application of Gummed Labels.” On March 17, 1965, a German corporation, Meto-Gesellschaft Oscar Kind KG (“Meto”) filed the application for the ’553 patent. While the patent was pending, Dymo Industries, Inc. acquired all of Meto’s assets, including the pending patent application. On August 9, 1966, the patent was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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