U. S. Department of Energy v. White

RICH, Judge.

These cross-appeals are from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Board of Patent Interferences (board) in a “direction” proceeding under § 152 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (Act), 42 U.S.C. § 2182 (hereinafter § 152),1 which granted the motion for judgment of Ralph E. White (White) and refused a di*481rection for the United States Department of Energy (DOE) that the patent on White’s application issue to it.2 The patent application involved is serial No. 59,795, filed by White on June 3, 1970, for “Means and Techniques Useful in Controlling Nuclear…