Legal Opinion
Sanford v. Kepner
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 10, 1952No. 46PublishedCited by 212 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
Claiming he was the original and sole inventor of a mechanical device, the respondent Kepner asked the United States Patent Office for a patent. Later the petitioner Sanford filed a similar application making the same claim. As authorized by R. S. § 4904, 35 U. S. C. § 52, the Commissioner of Patents directed a board of interference examiners to hold hearings and determine the dispute over priority of invention — which of the two first used the device. The Board decided for respondent Kep-ner. Sanford’s application for patent was accordingly refused. As authorized by R. S. § 4915, 35 U. S. C.…
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