Larson, Earl R.

As judge of the Fourth Division of the United States District Court in Minnesota, Earl R. Larson presided over the Honeywell vs. Sperry Rand trial (1971-1973) and ruled Sperry Rand's patent invalid partly because the patent was derived from the work of John V. Atanasoff.

For a more detailed description of the Honeywell vs. Sperry case, see the History note in the finding aid for: Honeywell, Inc., Honeywell vs. Sperry Rand Litigation Records (CBI 1).

From the guide to the Earl R. Larson papers, 1981-1985, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute. [cbi])