Legal Opinion
General Motors Corporation v. R. E. Dietz Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 6, 1969No. 22087PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
In this case we hold that R. E. Dietz Co., which brought an action in District Court under 35 U.S.C. § 146 (1964) for review of a Patent Office priority determination that favored General Motors, could not am.end that complaint to include an objection to a patent to General Motors on the ground of public use or sale more than a year prior to the application. 1 We reverse the District Court order permitting such amendment. 2
The pertinent background facts may be briefly stated. R. E. Dietz Co., ap-pellee, is the present owner of a patent issued December 3, 1963, on a transistorized vehicle…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Morgan v. DanielsSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Sanford v. KepnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Hill v. WoosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Shell Development Co. v. Pure Oil Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1953
- Radio Corporation of America v. Philco CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Alexander P. Deseversky v. Edward J. Brenner, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Standard Oil Company v. MontedisonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1980
- Montecatini Edison, S.P.A. (A Corporation of Italy) v. Karl Ziegler, and E. I. Dupont De Nemours and Company (A Corporation of Delaware)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Standard Oil Company v. MontedisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Stamicarbon, N v. v. Chemical Construction Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1973
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