Herschensohn v. Hoffman

593 F.2d 893 201 U.S.P.Q. 721 Arthur M. HERSCHENSOHN and Corona Hair Net Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Robert M. HOFFMAN, Individually, Robert M. Hoffman, d/b/a Image Products Co. and Advanced Design Laboratories, Hoffman Beauty and Barber Supply Co., Hoffman Beauty and Barber Supply Co., d/b/a Image Products Co. and Advanced Design Laboratories, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 77-1718, 77-2638. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. March 26, 1979. R. Douglas Lyon (argued), of Lyon & Lyon, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Ronald W. Reagin (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before CARTER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and CRAIG, District Judge. * JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge: 1 This is an action for infringement of Patent No. 3,253,292 (hereafter No. 292), wherein the district court entered a Judgment that the patent was valid and infringed and awarded damages. This is Appeal No. 77-1718. 2 Thereafter, a Judgment was entered holding defendants in contempt for offering to sell their devices during the period between the receipt of a Memorandum of…