Legal Opinion
Hornback v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 13, 2004No. 03-5108, 03-5111PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
2Per curiam
Alton B. Hornback appeals from two final decisions of the United States Court of Federal Claims dismissing his actions as barred by the doctrine of res judicata. Hornback v. United States, 56 Fed.Cl. 462 (May 13, 2003); Hornback v. United States, Nos. 99-168C, 00-374C (Fed.Cl. May 13, 2003). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Mr. Hornback filed U.S. Patent Application 06/859,033, which was directed to a “Real Time Boresight Error Slope Sensor,” in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) on April 25, 1986. On August 24, 1987, the PTO imposed a secrecy order on Hornback’s application…
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