Legal Opinion

James U. Mann v. Byron H. Werner and Robert J. Reid

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided July 1, 1965No. Patent Appeal 7381, 7382PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Judge.

Appellees, Werner and Reid, filed their patent application 1 on November 21, 1956. Appellant Mann’s application 2 3 was filed February 14, 1958. Two interferences were declared, with Mann as the junior party in each. 3 In separate decisions, the Board of Patent Interferences awarded priority of invention to appellees in both interferences. Mann appeals from both decisions.

Although the interferences were separately declared and decided, the issues are for practical purposes identical, and appellant therefore elected to treat them as one for purposes of taking testimony below and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. James A. Patterson and Glenn K. Lissner v. Karl-Heinz HauckCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1965
  2. Torsten Hasselstrom and Malcolm C. Henry v. Blaine C. McKusickCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1963
  3. James L. Gianladis v. Gus S. KassCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1963
  4. Young v. BullittCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1956

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Peter B. Cooper v. David GoldfarbCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
  2. John H. Coleman v. Martin B. DinesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
  3. Reese v. HurstCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1981
  4. Vincent J. Frilette and Paul B. Weisz v. Charles Newton Kimberlin, Jr. And Elroy Merle GladrowCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
  5. Hercules Inc. v. Exxon Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1980

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