Legal Opinion
Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. Foster Wheeler Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 14, 1970No. 19087PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Foster Wheeler Corporation (“FW”), here challenges a decision of Judge Reynier J. Wortendyke, Jr. to grant appellee, Babcock & Wilcox Company (“BW”), discovery under 35 U.S.C. § 24, ancillary to an interference proceeding in the Patent Office. Two questions are raised by the appeal: (1) what forum determines questions regarding discovery ancillary to a Patent Office interference proceeding; and (2) what criteria guide the resolution of such questions.
FW filed a patent application on May 27, 1964, pertaining to steam generators. BW filed an…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- 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
- Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. Combustion Engineering, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1968
- Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. Foster Wheeler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
3Cited by12 opinions
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- Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. Foster Wheeler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. Foster Wheeler Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1971
- Vogel v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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