Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. Ladd
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 9, 1964No. Civ. A. No. 3392-62PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, District Judge.
This civil action was brought pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 145 seeking judgment of this Court authorizing the defendant, Commissioner of Patents, to issue Letters Patent of the United States on an application Serial No. 810,231 entitled “Production of Penicillins”, filed May 1, 1959,1 by John C. Sheehan and assigned to the plaintiff.2
The invention described in the application relates to a method for producing penicillins by chemical synthesis. The method consists of the single step of subjecting 6-aminopenicillanic acid (hereinafter referred to as 6-APA) to the action of an…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Esso Standard Oil Company v. Sun Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Hoover Co. v. CoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Union Metal Mfg. Co. v. OomsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
3Cited by1 opinion
- Frank Peter Doyle v. Edward J. Brenner, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967