Smith v. Kliesrath

This is an appeal in an interference proceeding from a decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming a decision of the Examiner of Interferences awarding priority of the invention defined in the two counts in issue to appellee, Victor W. Kliesrath.

The interference is between a patent of appellant, No. 1,998,528, issued April 23, 1935, upon an application, serial No. 115,859, filed March 16, 1934, and an application of appellee, serial No. 651,821, filed January 14, 1933. The said application of appellant is a division of his application, serial No. 693,290,…