POSSIBLE PATENT INFRINGEMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00384R001100060016-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: August 22, 1952
• Content Type: MEMO

OGC HAS REVIEWED.
"STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Approved For Release 2001/ 2 CLA-RDP57-00384RO01
a5: ea~,~~iYOffice Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO
FROM
SUBJECT: Possible Patent Infringement
of Cor,no and I indicated to him that probably most of
References: A. IN 20760
D. Memorandum from AD/Colamiunications dated 28 July 1952
C. OUT 96202
upon which a reply might be based was contained in his
own shop. This resulted in the dispatching of Reference C.
2. Various individual discussions on this matter wore held by
the undersigned with
be desirable to have a meeting locally with the President of 25X1C
who has been cleared by us, with a view to disclosing the
situation, admitting our error and asking for a license agreement 25X1C
which it was believed could be obtained routinely.
DATE: 22 August 1952
the Agency has a large,. long-term, open-end contract with -
with .whom relations are currently most amicable. The opinion was
expressed that in order not to disturb this relationship, it might
25X1A 3. Subsequent to the above, further contact was made with I r.
and it was developed that is making only 300 of the
articles in question for us while it is making 10,000 for a U. S.
commercial firm. In view of the fact that our contract might well
be completed or nearly completed at this time, and especially in
view of the fact -h:iat to hold the meeting referred to in Paragraph
2 might be pulling chestnuts out of the fire for the commercial
firm, the undersigned strongly believes that any further action,
and particularly the suggested meeting, should be deferred until
25X1A reply is received from Reference C. It is quite possible that a
license agreement ma be worked out pursuant to Paragraph !. of
Reference C. agreed wholeheartedly with this and stated
that Reference B was written by engineering people who were not
wholly cognizant of the overall situation.
4. advised that he is keeping a memorandum current
on this subject and will bring it in person to this office as soon
as there are any f ira n developments.
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On receipt of Reference B, discussion was had with Mr.
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5. was advised of the above and also recommends
deferment of action pending further development as indicated. Unless
you advise to the contrary this will be done?
25X1A
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Attachments: 25X1A
References B & C
(A being forwarded by
22 August 1952 approved the deferment of action.
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