Legal Opinion
Sanford v. Kepner
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 24, 1952No. 10562_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
This litigation began in Patent Office interference proceedings where Sanford and Kepner were the opposing applicants. At that stage the Board of Interference Examiners awarded priority of invention to Kepner who thereupon received a patent covering the counts of interference. Sanford then brought a bill in equity in the district court pursuant to Section 4915 of the Revised Statutes (1875), as amended, 35 U.S.C.A. § 63, which provides: “Whenever a patent on application is refused by the Board of Appeals or whenever any applicant is dissatisfied with the decision of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Morgan v. DanielsSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Hill v. WoosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Williams Manufacturing Co. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Treemond Co. v. Schering CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- Hoover Co. v. CoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Sanford v. KepnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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- Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. v. Sales Affiliates, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1952
- Radio Corporation of America and United States of America v. International Standard Electric CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Rex Chainbelt Inc. v. Borg-Warner Corporation, Rex Chainbelt Inc. v. Carman Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
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