United States Federal Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's claim seeking compensation for the reclassification of his patent application as secret is affirmed where his complaint is barred by res judicata.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/19/2005
• Published 04/19/2005

Judges

• PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, MAYER, and GAJARSA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alton B. Hornback, of San Diego, California, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Susan L.C. Mitchell, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee.   With her on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General;  and John J. Fargo, Director.