Heinemann v. United States

OPINION

COLAIANNI, Judge.

On May 15, 1979, plaintiff filed the instant suit in the United States Court of Claims, seeking relief against the United States for an alleged patent infringement. Plaintiff asserted three separate grounds for relief. First, he claimed entitlement to damages for patent infringement under 28 U.S.C. § 1498. Second, plaintiff sought damages under 35 U.S.C. § 183 due to the defendant’s imposition of a secrecy order on plaintiff’s invention from 1966 to 1972 and for the alleged use of the invention during this period. Finally, plaintiff alleged a taking of his invention…