Wiley v. Mears

This is an interference proceeding in which the party Wiley has appealed to this court from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office awarding priority to the parties Mears and Hynes upon six counts of the interference, numbered, respectively, 1 to 6.

The subjec matter of the issue relates to hood latches for automotive vehicles.

The interference was declared between a patent, No. 1,809,720, issued to appellees June 9, 1931, upon their applicátion, serial No. 361,933, filed May 10, 1929, and an application of appellant, serial No. 560,278, filed August 31, 1931, in…