Cahill v. Regan

It will be convenient to refer to the appellants as the “ employer ” and to the respondent as the “ employee.” The action is by the employer for a judgment declaring it to be the owner of United States Patent No. 2,602,565 issued to the employee, to direct an assignment of said patent accordingly, and for “ other further and different relief ”.

Few of the facts are seriously disputed. The patent covers a reusable screw-top can. The device was developed by the employee in the course of his employment and at the employer’s expense. It was manufactured and sold by the employer with the employee’s…