HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO. v. UNITED STATES

Appeal No. 426-73.

717 F.2d 1351 (1983)

HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY, Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

September 20, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip W. Tone, Chicago, Ill., argued for appellant. With him on the brief were Sheldon Karon, Victor G. Savikas, Thomas D. Rosenwein, Dugald S. McDougall, Keith V. Rockey, Chicago, Ill., and John A. Sarjeant, El Segundo, Cal.

James D. Stokes, Jr., Washington, D.C., argued for appellee. With him on the brief were J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Vito J. DiPietro, Director and Thomas J. Byrnes, Washington, D.C., of counsel.

Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, and DAVIS and BALDWIN, Circuit Judges.


MARKEY, Chief Judge.

Hughes Aircraft Company (Hughes) appeals that part of a judgment1 of the United States Claims Court finding non-in-fringement of U.S. patent No. 3,758,051 (the Williams patent) by the government's "store and execute" (S/E) spacecraft. The government appeals that part of the judgment holding claims 1, 2, and 3 of the patent valid. We affirm-in-part, reverse-in-part, and remand for a determination of the quantum of recovery...

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