Legal Opinion
Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided April 14, 1976No. 426-73PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowen, Chief Judge
This case, involving the alleged infringement of plaintiff’s patent1 pursuant to the Government’s participation with the United Kingdom (U.K.) in a joint defense satellite communications program (Skynet II), requires us to decide four questions which concern this court’s patent and general jurisdiction. These questions are:(1) Whether the use or manufacture of plaintiff’s patented invention, purportedly on behalf of the U.K. Government, constituted a use or manufacture “by or for the United States” sufficient to vest jurisdiction in this court under 28 U.S.O. § 1498(a) ;
*450(2) whether…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. of Cal. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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- Case v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- S&E Contractors, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. Old SettlersSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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