Knogo Corp. v. United States

The court is presented here with a procedural snarl not uncommon in patent cases but unique on its facts in this instance. Plaintiff, Knogo Corporation, with the signed consent of defendant, filed a stipulation on April 17, 1981, under Rule 102(a)(l)(ii) to dismiss this action with prejudice. It is not stated in the stipulation but it is an uncontested fact that the stipulation results from a settlement agreement between Knogo and the United States pursuant to which Knogo agrees to pay defendant its costs and attorney fees in the amount of $15,000. The issue now is whether the court should…