Legal Opinion
Petrie v. De Schweinitz
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 5, 1902No. 186PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Hearing on an appeal from a decision of the Commissioner of Patents in an interference proceeding. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepaed
This is an interference proceeding relating to an improved process for treating tobacco. The issue was declared in the following terms:
“ 1. The process of treating tobacco of inferior quality, consisting, first, in sterilizing the same, under such conditions and sufficiently long continued as to destroy the original bacteria and spores existing thereon, then adding to the sterilized tobacco bacteria or cultures thereof to produce a new and characteristic flavor, and then subjecting the tobacco to fermentation, substantially as and for the purpose described.
“ 2. The process of changing the…
2Cited by5 opinions
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