Legal Opinion
Mead Corp. v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 30, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-1668PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOHN LEWIS SMITH, Jr., District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Mead Corporation and Mead Digital Systems, Inc. (Mead), bring this action against the United States, the Secretary of Defense, and the A.B. Dick Company (A.B. Dick) for determination of ownership of United States Patent No. 3,596,275, issued to Richard G. Sweet, the named inventor. Jurisdiction is premised upon 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 (federal question), 1338 (patents), 1361 (mandamus), 2201 (declaratory judgment), 2202 (other relief), 2410 (actions affecting property on which the United States has a lien), 35 U.S.C. § 261 (ownership,…
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