Legal Opinion
Umc Electronics Company v. The United States, Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 15, 1987No. Appeal 86-522, 86-559PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Circuit Judge.
UMC Electronics Company brought this action, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1498(a), to recover compensation for use of its patented invention by the United States. UMC is the owner of Patent No. 3,643,513, issued February 22, 1972, by assignment from the inventor Preston Weaver. The United States Claims Court, 8 Cl.Ct. 604, 228 USPQ 396 (1985), upheld the validity of all claims (1-4) but dismissed the complaint on the ground of no infringement or, more accurately, no use of the patented invention by the United States. Both parties appeal. *649We reverse the Claims Court’s holding…
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