Legal Opinion
Technitrol, Inc. v. Control Data Corporation
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided May 13, 1975No. Civ. A. 17653PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATKINS, Senior District Judge.
On September 23, 1952, U.S. Patent No. 2,611,813 (the ’813 patent) for “Magnetic Data Storage System” issued to T. K. Sharpless and E. S. Eichert, Jr. on application filed May 26, 1948. By mesne assignments Technitrol, Inc. is, and at all pertinent times has been, the owner of the patent.
In addition to the specification and drawings, the general nature of the alleged invention 1 is set forth in litigation in the Court of Claims in which Technitrol sued the United States for “reasonable and entire compensation” for alleged unauthorized use of inventions…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1977
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- Technitrol, Inc. v. Control Data CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977