Legal Opinion

In re Roberts

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 1, 1920No. 1288PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from a Decision of an Assistant Commissioner of Patents. Patent application by Webster M. Roberts. From a decision of the Patent Office, adverse to the applicant, he appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from a decision of the Patent Office refusing to treat the application herein as a continuation of a joint application embracing the same subject-matter, theretofore filed by appellant and another under a mistake of fact.

[1] On June 24, 1912, the present applicant and Park D. Roberts, his son, filed an application embracing, not only subject-matter to which they jointly contributed, but, as well, the subject-matter involved in tire present application. An interference was declared between this joint application and a reissue application of Mr. F. A. Bruckman,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Smith v. Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Godfrey v. EamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1864
  3. American Casting Mach. Co. v. Pittsburgh Coal Washer Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1916

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Mueller Brass Co. v. Reading Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
  2. Merry Manufacturing Company v. Burns Tool Company and Economy Auto Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  3. Application of Maximilian Paul SchmidtCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1961
  4. Teter v. KearbyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1948
  5. Application of StrainCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1951

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