Legal Opinion
Galion Metallic Vault Co. v. Edward G. Budd Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 30, 1948No. 9497PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
There are two patents involved in this matter. The first is for a compartment or space in an automobile truck between the chassis and the body platform for holding a spare tire or tires. The second is for a support to which the tire is anchored in a horizontal position in that comprtment and by which it can be swung down to a vertical position along the side of the truck. The court below found both patents invalid for lack of invention. There was also a finding of misuse of the patents.
The lack of invention as to the compartment is predicated principally upon the…
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- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Ray-O-Vac Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Leitch Manufacturing Co. v. Barber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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