Legal Opinion
United States v. Dubilier Condenser Corp
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 10, 1933No. Nos. 316—318PublishedCited by 236 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts
Three suits were brought in the District Court for Delaware against the respondent as exclusive licensee under three separate patents issued to Francis W. Dunmore and Percival D. Lowell. The bills recite that the inventions were made while the patentees were employed in the radio laboratories of the Bureau of Standards, and are therefore, • in equity, the property of the United States. The prayers are for a declaration that the respondent is a trustee for the Government, and, as such, required to assign to the United States all its right, title and interest in the patents; for an accounting…
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