Legal Opinion
Watts v. University of Delaware
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 27, 1979No. Civ. A. 77-343PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LATCHUM, Chief Judge.
William R. Watts (the “plaintiff”) is the owner of two United States patents that describe and claim a chair frame. He has filed a two-count complaint against the University of Delaware (the “University”) seeking injunctive relief and damages. 1 Count I alleges that the University has infringed both of the plaintiff’s patents. Count II sounds in unfair competition. The plaintiff alleges that, before the patent issued, he revealed his secret design for a chair frame to the University in confidence and that the University misappropriated and exploited his design by…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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3Cited by4 opinions
- William R. Watts v. The University of Delaware, an Agency of the State of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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