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· 8/4/1958

Otto Halpern v. United States

Citations

  • 258 F.2d 36
  • 118 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 386
  • 1958 U.S. App. LEXIS 5421

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  • explaining that Totten \primarily turned on the breach of contract which the Court found occurred by the very bringing of the action\
  • allowing in camera trial by inventor of secret invention against the government so long as state secrets not divulged
  • describing the availability of an in camera trial as an option when the government invoked the state secrets privilege
  • reversing dismissal of complaint under the Invention Secrecy Act, 35 U.S.C. §§ 181-188 (1976
  • reversing dismissal of complaint under the Invention Secrecy Act, 35 U.S.C. §§ 181-188 (1976
  • “The disclosure of the manufactured cryptographic systems potentially puts at risk nearly every national secret over the last 30 years.”

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Judges: Hincks, Waterman, Ryan

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