IMPERIAL APPLIANCE CORP. v. HAMILTON MANUFACTURING CO.

No. 18039.

430 F.2d 185 (1970)

IMPERIAL APPLIANCE CORPORATION et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. HAMILTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 3, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arlie O. Boswell, Jr., Chicago, Ill., A. F. Rankin, Manitowoc, Wis., for defendant-Appellant.

Eugene C. Knoblock, South Bend, Ind., Paul R. Puerner, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before Justice CLARK, SWYGERT, Chief Judge, and FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.


SWYGERT, Chief Judge.

This is an interlocutory appeal brought by Hamilton Manufacturing Company pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). The sole question for review is whether the district court correctly ruled that jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a) to entertain a patent infringement suit brought by Imperial Appliance Corporation against Hamilton. We affirm.

The facts, which are reported fully in two prior opinions of the district court. Imperial...

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