Legal Opinion
Robins v. Wettlaufer
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided March 2, 1936No. Patent Appeal 3586PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRAHAM, Presiding- Judge.
This appeal is from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office in an interference proceeding, which decision awarded priority to the appellee, Lillian L. Wettlaufer. The essential facts are as follows:
The appellant, Samuel Davis Robins, was an engineer employed during 1925-26 by the Robins Conveying Belt Company, of Passaic, N. J., in the invention, development, and sale of new products. The company had, prior to 1925, been engaged in the production and sale of njechanical screens of various types, especially of the type known and spoken of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Eibel Process Co. v. Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- MacHine Co. v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Engineer Co. v. Hotel AstorDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1914
- Hazeltine Corporation v. AH Grebe & Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1927
- Pittsburgh Iron & Steel Foundries Co. v. Seaman-Sleeth Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1916
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In re RogoffCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1958
- McBride v. TeepleCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1940
- Wettlaufer v. RobinsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- Farmhand, Inc. v. Russell O. Craven, D/B/A Craven Welding Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- In re CurleyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1946
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