Legal Opinion
John C. Sheehan v. Frank P. Doyle
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 31, 1975No. 74-1318PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns the authority of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts to order discovery in aid of a patent interference proceeding being conducted before the Board of Patent Interferences in Arlington, Virginia.
Doyle (a name used for three nonresident aliens) is engaged in an interference in the United States Patent Office against Sheehan, a Massachusetts resident. See 35 U.S.C. § 135. At issue is whether Doyle or Sheehan is the first inventor of processes for the production of penicillin. Doyle has applied for a United States patent,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Natta v. HoganCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- In Re Natta, Movant in the United States Patent Office Before the Examiner of Interferences, Interference No. 89634. Hogan v. Zletz v. Baxter v. Natta E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Giulio Natta, (Appellees in No. 16003) v. Alex Zletz and Standard Oil Company of Indiana, (Appellants in No. 16003)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
- Gladrow v. WeiszCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. Combustion Engineering, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1968
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Joe R. Brown v. Britt O. Braddick, Joe R. Brown v. Britt O. BraddickCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. William C. SorrenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- United States v. SciarraCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- In Re GlaxoSmithKline PlcSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
- In Re WORKSITE INSPECTION OF QUALITY PRODUCTS, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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