Legal Opinion
Calhoun v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 21, 1972No. 432-55PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, Judge
This case, involving the “accounting” phase of patent litigation, follows upon the court’s decision in Jo. C. Calhoun, Jr. v. United States, 168 Ct. Cl. 663, 339 F. 2d 665 (1964), that claim 5 of Christensen TJ.S. Patent 2,180,795 is valid and has been infringed. On the basis of that holding, the plaintiffs seek to recover “reasonable and entire compensation”, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1498.
The invention relates to the use of O-rings, the sealing or packing element in a piston-cylinder combination, which prevents leakage of fluid as the parts move relative to one another. The claim involves…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Dohany v. RogersSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- United States v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
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