Meuer v. Schellenger

This is an appeal in an interference proceeding involving two counts. The interference is between an application of the party Meuer and Stevens, filed May 16, 1931, and the application of the party Schellenger, filed March 30, 1932. Meuer and Stevens are therefore the senior party, and the burden was upon Schellenger to establish priority of invention by a preponderance of the evidence.

The interference involved four counts before the tribunals below, both of which tribunals awarded priority of invention to Meuer and Stevens as to counts 1 and 4, and to Schellenger as to counts 2 and 3. While…