Legal Opinion
Wm. T. Burnett & Co. v. General Tire & Rubber Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided July 21, 1978No. Civ. No. Y-77-540PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.
By an amended complaint filed August 15, 1977, plaintiff Wm. T. Burnett & Company, Inc. (Burnett) seeks to recover damages from defendant, The General Tire & Rubber Company (General) for loss of patent rights attributable to defendant’s fraudulent conduct in patent procurement.
The parties were involved in lengthy interference proceedings before the United States Patent Office from 1962 until 1966 to determine the priority of invention of a process for making polyurethane foam. The proceeding resulted in an award of priority to General, from which plaintiff did…
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- William T. Burnett & Co. v. General Tire & Rubber CoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979