Legal Opinion
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 27, 1982No. 278-77PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, Judge
*324This patent case comes to us on the Government’s exceptions to Trial Judge Browne’s decision in favor of plaintiff McDonnell Douglas Corporation. Plaintiff seeks compensation under 28 U.S.C. § 1498(a) (1976) for the allegedly unauthorized purchase of an antitank missile system said to be covered by plaintiffs patent, and also under 35 U.S.C. § 183 (1976) for damages resulting from the imposition of a secrecy order on the missile design. We reverse the decision of the trial judge on the former issue and remand for further proceedings on the latter.
In 1959, McDonnell Douglas Corporation…
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