Legal Opinion
Gordon Gould v. Arthur L. Schawlow and Charles H. Townes
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided August 4, 1966No. Patent Appeal 7511PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WORLEY, Chief Judge.
Gould1 appeals from the decision of the Board of Patent Interferences which awarded priority of invention of the subject matter set forth in four counts to the senior party, Sehawlow and Townes (Sehawlow).2 After reviewing a voluminous record in light of appellant’s allegations of reversible error, but finding none, we affirm that decision.
The invention relates to an apparatus for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, better known by the acronym “laser.”
It appears that amplification of electromagnetic radiation by stimulated emission of radiation was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Townsend v. SmithCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1929
- Mergenthaler v. ScudderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1897
- Beidler v. CapsCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1929
- Kendall v. SearlesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1949
- Hull v. DavenportCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1937
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Gordon Gould v. Donald J. Quigg, Commissioner of Patents and TrademarksCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
- Everett Churchill Nelson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Mycogen Plant Science, Inc., and Agrigenetics, Inc. v. Monsanto Company, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
- American Standard Inc. v. Pfizer Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1989
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