NATTA v. HOGAN

Nos. 9694, 9695.

392 F.2d 686 (1968)

Giulio NATTA, Piero Pino, Giorgia Mazzanti and Montecatini Societa Generale Per L'Industria Mineraria e Chimica (Now Montecatini Edison, S.p.a.), Appellants, v. John Paul HOGAN, Robert L. Banks and Phillips Petroleum Company, Appellees. John Paul HOGAN, Robert L. Banks and Phillips Petroleum Company, Appellants, v. Giulio NATTA, Piero Pino, Giorgia Mazzanti and Montecatini Societa Generale Per L'Industria Mineraria e Chimica (Now Montecatini Edison, S.p.a.), Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit.

March 21, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. McDermott, Tulsa, Okl., and L. Malcolm Oberlin, Bartlesville, Okl. (Boesche, McDermott & Eskridge, Tulsa, Okl., were with them on the brief), for appellants in 9695 and appellees in 9694.

Edward S. Irons, Washington, D. C. (Garrett Logan, of Martin, Logan, Moyers, Martin & Conway, Tulsa, Okl., and Mary Helen Sears, Washington, D. C., were with him on the brief), for appellants in 9694 and appellees in 9695.

Before BREITENSTEIN, SETH and HICKEY, Circuit Judges.


BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.

The issues here presented relate to discovery and production of documents under Rule 34, F.R.Civ.P., in connection with interference proceedings in the Patent Office. The district court granted limited discovery and the contesting groups have each appealed.

On one side are Natta, Pino, and Mazzanti, and their assignee Montecatini. This group will be referred to as Montecatini. On the other, are Hogan, Banks, and their assignee...

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