United States Federal Circuit

In a patent dispute concerning a gas mask, plaintiff forfeited title to the patent by failing to comply with the disclosure provisions of the parties' contract.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/10/2004
• Published 11/10/2004

Judges

• CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, CLEVENGER, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kyriacos Tsircou, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for appellant.   With him on the brief was Gary A. Clark.


• For Appellees:
  
• Domenique Kirchner, Trial Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for appellee.   With her on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  and Todd M. Hughes, Assistant Director.   Of counsel on the brief was Craig S. Clarke, U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, of Arlington, Virginia.