Horton-v-United States of America

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Case Number:

3:13-cv-04912

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Maxine M. Chesney

  1. January 14, 2014

    Inventor's Suit Over 'Top-Secret' Patent Premature, US Says

    The U.S. government on Monday asked a California federal court to dismiss an inventor's suit protesting a U.S. Army order declaring his patent application for a mysterious acoustic wave propagation machine "top secret," saying he could not sue until the application process was complete.

  2. October 23, 2013

    Army Hit With $5M Suit For Freezing 'Top Secret' Patent

    The U.S. Army has illegally declared "top secret" a patent application for a mysterious acoustic wave propagation machine, effectively barring its inventor from talking about the patent or moving forward with the application, according to a $5 million suit filed Wednesday.