United States Ex Rel. Chott v. Ewing
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court to review judgments of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia under § 250 of the Judicial Code, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
A brief statement of the origin and nature of the controversy is essential to an understanding of the questions which we are called upon to decide. The relator applied for a patent. His claim was rejected by the primary examiner. He appealed to the Board of Examiners in Chief, and that body, disagreeing with the primary examiner, reversed his decision and sustained the claims of the patent. By authority of the Commissioner the primary examiner 'then made a further investigation and directed the attention of the Commissioner to additional patents which it was deemed demonstrated that the…
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