· 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
How courts have described this case
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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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