Legal Opinion
The Black & Decker Manufacturing Company v. Ever-Ready Appliance Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1982No. 81-1851PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSON, Senior District Judge.
Black & Decker Manufacturing Co. brought this action alleging that EverReady Appliance Manufacturing Co. infringed upon its patent and engaged in unfair competition in the marketing and sale of a two-step foldable step stool. Following a bench trial on these issues, the district court 1 held that Black & Decker’s patent on its step stool was invalid because it was obvious in light of the prior art; that even if the patent were valid, there was no infringement by Ever-Ready; and that there was no violation under section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Truck Equipment Service Company, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Fruehauf Corporation, Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- National Lampoon, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- The National Lampoon, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Skee-Trainer, Inc., and Stewart J. Leonard v. Garelick Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by18 opinions
- John H. Harland Company, Cross-Appellant v. Clarke Checks, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Woodsmith Publishing Co. v. Meredith CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Laureyssens v. Idea Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- In Re Owens-Corning Fiberglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- G. Heileman Brewing Company, Inc., and Miller Brewing Company, Cross-Appellants v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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