KASPAR WIRE WORKS, INC. v. LECO ENGINEERING & MACH.

No. 76-2001.

575 F.2d 530 (1978)

KASPAR WIRE WORKS, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LECO ENGINEERING AND MACHINE, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stefan M. Stein, Tampa, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Norman H. Stepno, Arlington, Va., James P. O'Shaughnessy, Bacon & Thomas, Arlington, Va., for defendants-appellees.

Before GOLDBERG, HILL and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

This patent infringement case, involving a type of latch used on coin-operated newspaper vending machines commonly found on street corners, is the third suit relating to the validity of patented devices embodied in the respective products of two competitors. The trial court held that a consent judgment dismissing a prior suit brought for a declaratory judgment of patent invalidity and non-infringement did not bar or estop the defendants...

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