Legal Opinion
United States v. Spawr Optical Research, Inc., Walter J. Spawr, and Frances Spawr, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1988No. 87-6272PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
BACKGROUND
In the early 1970’s, Walter Spawr, an optics expert, invented a superior process for polishing laser mirrors. By 1975, Walter and his wife Frances, through their corporation, Spawr Optical Research, Inc. (collectively “the Spawrs”), were marketing their laser mirrors nationally and exploring international markets.
In January 1976, the Spawrs accepted an order from a purchasing agency of the Soviet Government. They began filling the order in June of that year by delivering some of the mirrors to their agent in this country, who then departed for West Germany.…
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