Legal Opinion
Fitch v. Atomic Energy Commission
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided February 28, 1974No. Patent Appeal No. 9124PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Board of Patent Interferences holding that the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) is entitled under 42 U.S.C. § 2182 to the patent to be issued on application serial No. 635,662, filed May 3, *13931967 by Fitch et al.,1 for “Microspheres of Urania and Other Materials.”2 We reverse that decision, finding that the invention of the application was not “made or conceived in the course of or under any contract, subcontract, or arrangement entered into with or for the benefit of the Commission,” as would be required to vest patent rights in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Williams v. Administrator of the National Aeronautics & Space AdministrationCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1972
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