Legal Opinion
Tibbetts Industries, Inc. v. Knowles Electronics, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 22, 1966No. 66 C 1077PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DECKER, District Judge.
Count I of this complaint raises a question of first impression in the interpretation of the sections of the patent laws which provide for review of decisions of the Board of Patent Interferences. Plaintiff filed this suit for review under 35 U.S.C. § 146. Defendant, the successful party before the Board, moves to dismiss. The motion is denied.
“Whenever an application is made for a patent which * * * would interfere with any pending application, or with any unexpired patent,” the question of “priority of invention” must be determined. 35 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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3Cited by4 opinions
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