Clement v. Roberts
District Court, District of Columbia
Appeal from the Commissioner of Patents. Interference proceeding between Edward E. Clement and John G„ Roberts. From a decision of the Commissioner of Patents, awarding priority of invention to Roberts, Clement appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
This appeal is from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents awarding priority of invention to appellee, Roberts, the junior party. The interference is in seven counts, of which count 1 is illustrative:
“1. In an automatic telephone exchange system a plurality of subscribers’ stations and metallic circuit lines extending thence to a central office, automatic switching apparatus for interconnecting the lines at the central office, a source of current connected in the metallic circuit of a subscriber’s line, means at the substation to make and break the said…
2Cited by5 opinions
- Goodrum v. ClementCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1922
- Fageol v. MidboeCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1932
- Clement v. McQuarrieCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1922
- Children's Hospital of District of Columbia v. AdkinsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1922
- Fageol v. MidboeCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1932