Legal Opinion
Kvalnes v. Wright
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 30, 1950No. Patent Appeals 5704PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARRETT, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Board of Interference Examiners of the United States Patent Office awarding priority of invention to the party Wright. Four counts seem to have been involved before the board, but the appeal to us was taken only as to Count 1, which reads:
1. The disazo dye of the formula:
Wright (who describes himself as a British subject in his application) is the senior party. His application was filed June 25, 1942. The application of Kvalnes, which appears to be assigned to E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, was filed June 17, 1943.
The board…
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