Ocean Science & Engineering, Inc. v. United States

This case is before the court on the parties’ exceptions to the opinion, findings of fact, and *3conclusions of law of Trial Judge Francis C. Browne, submitted in accordance with Rule 134(h). Trial Judge Browne determined that the United States had neither infringed the patent of Willard Bascom (Count I of the petition), nor breached an implied contract of confidentiality between the government and plaintiffs (Count II). Although plaintiffs disagreed with the trial judge’s resolution of their claims under both counts, in order to simplify the issue on appeal, they chose to focus on the…