Legal Opinion

De Ferranti v. Lyndmark

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 11, 1908No. 439PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Hearing on an appeal from a decision of tbe Commissioner of Patents in an interference proceeding. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel

This is an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents awarding priority of invention to appellee, Tore G. E. Lyndmark, on a motion for judgment on the record. It *419appears that both parties to this controversy are foreign inventors. No evidence was taken in the Patent Office. Both parties rely on their respective dates of filing their applications, either here or abroad. Both parties are claiming the right to a patent for the same invention, which relates to certain improvements in steam turbines. The appellant, Sebastian Z. De Ferranti, filed his application for patent on the…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. National Hollow Brake-Beam Co. v. Interchangeable Brake-Beam Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
  2. Satterlee v. MatthewsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
  3. United States v. HethSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
  4. United States v. Heinszen & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
  5. Sohn v. WatersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1873

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  3. Edward J. Brenner, Commissioner of Patents v. Robert J. Ebbert and Design Products CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  4. Tafas v. DudasDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2007

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