Minatronics Corp. v. Buchanan Ingersoll P.C.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Alleghany County
1Opinion of the Court
WETTICK, J,
The subject of this opinion and order of court is the joint motion of Buchanan Ingersoll P.C. and John M. Adams to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction all claims based on the loss of patent rights.
In March 1986, plaintiff, Minatronics, retained defendant law firm to obtain appropriate patents for a fiber optic security system. The law firm assigned the matter to defendant John M. Adams, a patent attorney employed by the law firm. Mr. Adams submitted a patent application to Minatronics in February 1987. It was reviewed by Minatronics’ president, signed by the inventors,…
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