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VAN GORP MFG., INC. v. TOWNLEY INDUSTRIAL PLASTICS, INC.

No. 71-2712.

464 F.2d 16 (1972)

VAN GORP MANUFACTURING, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOWNLEY INDUSTRIAL PLASTICS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 13, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henderson & Strom, H. Robert Henderson, Des Moines, Iowa, E. Snow Martin, Jr., Lakeland, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

John Marshall Green, Ocala, Fla., Green, Simmons & Green, P. A., Ocala, Fla., for defendant-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, GEWIN and THORNBERRY, Circuit Judges.

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

If it is true that "invention breeds invention", it is also true that invention breeds patent litigation.

Van Gorp Manufacturing, Inc. (Van Gorp) invented a belt gripping device for use with wing pulleys, upon which a patent was granted in 1962. Townley Plastics, Inc. (Townley) manufactured a device similar to Van Gorp's; Van Gorp claimed infringement; and Townley claimed invalidity. The district...

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