Legal Opinion

Olsson v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided May 31, 1938No. B-154PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LITTLETON, Judge. ’

The indisputable facts of record establish that plaintiff’s invention, which is the subject-matter of this suit, possesses patentable novelty and undeniably has commercial utility and advantage over the prior art, and the court so found in the former consideration of the question of validity and infringement (72 Ct.Cl. 72) and in the present proceeding on accounting. The defendant, having adopted and used the invention and obtained the benefits of its advantages, may not now deny its utility. Lehnbeuter v. Holthaus, 105 U.S. 94, 96, 97, 26 L.Ed. 939; United States v.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Richmond Screw Anchor Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  2. Crozier v. Fried. Krupp AktiengesellschaftSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  3. Lehnbeuter v. HolthausSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  4. United States v. SpeedSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  5. Peabody v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Jerome H. Lemelson v. The United States, the Bendix Corporation and Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  2. Leesona Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1979
  3. Decca Ltd. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1980
  4. James C. Hobbs v. United States of America, Atomic Energy CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  5. Tektronix, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1977

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