Legal Opinion

Butterworth v. Hill

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 30, 1885No. 1044PublishedCited by 166 opinions

■ APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES . FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT. Bill in equity originally commenced against Mr. Marble as Commissioner of ^Patents. Mr. Butterworth, bis successor, subsequently appeared below, and brought the cause,here op appeal. The cause was argued here on its merits, and on the jurisdictional question on which it turned. The facts as to the latter are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite

This is an appeal from a decree on a; bill in-equity filed ih the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Vermont against the Commissioner of Patents, under § .4915-Rev. Stat. That section is as follows: .

“ Seo. 4915. Whenever a patent oh application is refused,, either by the Commissioner -of Patents or by the- {Supreme;1 Court of the. District of Columbia upon appeal from the Com5-' missioner, the applicant may have remedy by bill in equity; and the court having cognizance .thereof, orí notiee to adverse parties and other due proceedings had, may adjudge that sueb - applicant…

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