Umc Industries, Inc. v. Seaborg

439 F.2d 953 UMC INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation, and Hal R. Spragg, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Glen T. SEABORG, Commissioner of the Atomic Energy Commission, Edward J. Brenner, Commissioner of Patents, and the United States of America, Defendants-Appellees. No. 24125. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. March 24, 1971. Drummond, Cahill & Phillips, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiffs-appellants. Robert E. Kopp, Dept. of Justice (appeared), L. Patrick Gray, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., Richard K. Burke, U. S. Atty., Phoenix, Ariz., for defendants-appellees. Before KOELSCH, BROWNING, and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 We adopt the following portions of the district court's opinion. 2 "On June 28, 1960, plaintiff, UMC, and the Atomic Energy Commission (hereinafter called Commission) executed a contract whereby the Commission agreed to furnish $50,000 to UMC for research on an invention relating to the treatment of municipal and industrial wastes with nuclear radiation. Plaintiff, Spragg, a research chemist employed by UMC, conducted the research program called for in the contract. 3 In June, 1964, plaintiffs filed a patent application covering the…