Public Affairs Associates, Inc. v. Rickover - 369 U.S. 111 (1962)

U.S. Supreme Court

Public Affairs Associates, Inc. v. Rickover, 369 U.S. 111 (1962)

Public Affairs Associates, Inc. v. Rickover

No. 36

Argued November 6-7, 1961

Decided March 5, 1962*

369 U.S. 111

Syllabus

In this action under the Declaratory Judgment Act for a determination of the rights of Vice Admiral Rickover with respect to his speeches, the record, consisting mainly of a sketchy agreed statement of facts, is not a satisfactory basis for a discretionary grant of declaratory relief relating to claims to intellectual property arising out of public employment. Pp. 369 U. S. 111-114.

109 U.S.App.D.C. 128, 284 F.2d 262, judgment vacated and cause remanded.