Legal Opinion

Dewson v. Tomlinson

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 3, 1921No. 1357Published

Appeal from the Commissioner of Patents. Interference proceeding between Edward H. Dewson and another and Charles H. Tomlinson. From the decision of the Commissioner of Patents, awarding priority of invention to Tomlinson, Dewson and another appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from concurrent decisions of the Patent Office tribunals in an interference proceeding awarding priority of invention to the senior party, Tomlinson.

Of the four counts in issue, counts 1 and 4 are sufficiently illustrative and a.rc here reproduced :

“1. In a ear coupling, the combination with a casing containing a plurality of fixed contacts connected to train line circuits, and a movable carrier having corresponding contact bars, of fluid pressure means for projecting said carrier to electrically connect the corresponding contacts of counterpart couplers, and a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Brown v. TomlinsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1920

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