Sernaker v. Mossinghoff’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1338
Relies on A. O. Smith Corporation v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1282. Inland Steel Company v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1283. Northwest Industries, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1284. Oscar Mayer & Co. Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1285. Merck & Co., Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1286. Hobart Corporation v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1287. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1288. Thomas J. Lipton, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission, in No. 75--1289 · United States v. Price · Gatter v. Nimmo · Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Brenner · Goldhaber v. Foley
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“[i]n the absence of very compelling reasons it would be a dangerous precedent to enjoin the grant of a patent....”
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