[DOWNLOAD] "Garter-Bare Co. v. Munsingwear Inc." by Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Garter-Bare Co. v. Munsingwear Inc.
- Author : Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 17, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
Description
In 1963 appellant Bjorn-Larsen applied for, and in 1966 he was granted, a patent for a ""double layer"" method of constructing ladies' girdles so as to eliminate the necessity for metal or other garters (Patent No. 3,253,599 hereinafter No. ""599). His device had a double layer of fabric on the leg of the garment, with friction elements placed in the interior. When the stocking top was inserted into this fabric enclosure, the friction element closed in to support it. In 1965 Garter-Bare, the limited partnership of which Larsen was the general partner, entered into a written agreement with appellee Munsingwear under which they were to ""develop and share in the commercial application of a certain device for supporting ladies hosiery."" Garter-Bare warranted that it was the sole owner of the device and that it was properly protected by ""appropriate patents and/or patents pending."" A three-stage commercial application program of research and development and licensing was agreed to. All improvements and developments of the device, or the ideas for its application and use, were to be shared by the parties.