Thompson v. Dicke

This is an appeal by the junior party Thompson, from the decision of the Board of Appeals of the United States Patent Office affirming that of the Examiner of Interferences in awarding priority of invention of the six counts of the issue to the senior party Dicke. Dicke’s application, which was filed April 2, 1930, is involved with a patent to Thompson, No. 2,001,439, issued May 14, 1935, on an application filed March 17, 1933. Dicke copied the claims from the Thompson patent for the purpose of interference.

Counts 1 and 2 are illustrative of the subject matter involved and follow:

1. A single…