Speed Shore Corporation v. John Denda D/B/A Denda Equipment and Supply Company, and Stemar Equipment and Supply Company, Speed Shore Corporation v. Woudenberg Enterprises, Inc., D/B/A Star-Lite Barricade and Sign Company

605 F.2d 469 203 U.S.P.Q. 807 , 1979-2 Trade Cases 62,909 SPEED SHORE CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John DENDA d/b/a Denda Equipment and Supply Company, and Stemar Equipment and Supply Company, Defendants-Appellants. SPEED SHORE CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WOUDENBERG ENTERPRISES, INC., d/b/a Star-Lite Barricade and Sign Company, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 77-3487, 78-1607. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Oct. 1, 1979. John A. Propstra, Phoeniz, Ariz., Ronald W. Reagin, Reagin & Braunstein, Robert Fraser, Fraser & Bogucki, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants. B. R. Pravel, Pravel, Wilson & Gambrell, Lester L. Hewitt, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before CHOY, ANDERSON and HUG, Circuit Judges. J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Speed Shore Corporation brought two separate actions one in California and one in Arizona for infringement of the Brunton patent. 1 In both actions, the defendants admitted infringement if the patent was determined to be valid and not misused. In…