Legal Opinion
United States v. Marifarms, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 13, 1972No. Civ. A. 4305, 4306PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LATCHUM, District Judge.
These two actions, brought by the United States on January 5, 1972, seek orders canceling two United States Patents and decreeing the same to be unenforceable and void ab initio. 1 The patents, which relate to methods for the artificial cultivation of shrimp, are U.S. Patent No. 3,473,509 (“’509 patent”) granted on October 21, 1969 upon an application filed on March 6, 1967 in which Mitsutake Miyamura (“Miyamura”) was named as the inventor and U.S. Patent No. 3,477,406 (“’406 patent”) granted on November 11, 1969 on an application filed on June 29, 1967 which…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. American Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Monsanto Company v. Rohm & Haas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- United States v. American Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- McCormick Harvesting MacHine Co. v. AultmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Philips Electronic and Pharmaceutical Industries Corp. v. Thermal and Electronics Industries, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
- International Paper Co. v. Fibreboard Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1974
- General Tire & Rubber Co. v. Watson-Bowman Associates, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1977
- Bally Manufacturing Corp. v. Sidney A. Diamond, Commissioner of Patents and TrademarksCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- National Business Systems, Inc. v. AM International, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1982
- American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Milgo Electronic Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1976
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