Legal Opinion
Rooted Hair, Inc. v. Ideal Toy Corp., and a & B Wig Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 31, 1964No. 27858_1PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARSHALL, Circuit Judge:
This suit was brought by plaintiff, as-signee of United States Letters Patent Nos. 2,670,570 (issued to Morris Gnaiz-da) and 2,698,019 (issued to Bernard Sotzky), against the named defendants, for infringement of its patents. The action against defendant Ideal Toy Company was discontinued by stipulation and proceeded against the appellants, who are manufacturers of dolls and doll wigs. The defenses relied upon were, with regard to Gnaizda, anticipation by British patent No. 17,013 to Fairweather, and, with regard to Sotzky, prior invention, knowledge and use by others…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- The Barbed Wire PatentSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Helvering v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. Crescent Amusement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. United States Plywood CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Smith v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by26 opinions
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