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Kolene Corporation, and Deutsche Gold-Und-Silber Scheideanstalt Vormals Roessler v. Motor City Metal Treating, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 7, 1971No. 20107PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from the order of the District Court holding a patent valid and infringed. We affirm.

For an extensive discussion of the facts of the case reference is made to the opinion of District Judge Talbot Smith, reported at 307 F.Supp. 1251 (E.D.Mich.). A summary of pertinent facts will be stated in this opinion to the extent necessary to dispose of the issues presented on appeal.

The Prior Art

The patent in suit, U. S. Letters Patent No. 3,022,204, concerns the treatment of metals to improve their strength and wear properties. At the time of the invention both…

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