Dutcher v. Jackson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from a Decision of the Commissioner of Patents. Interference proceeding between Frank Dutcher and George B. Jackson. From a decision of the .Commissioner of Patents, awarding priority to Jackson, Dutcher appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
This in an interference proceeding in which priority was awarded by the Commissioner of Patents to the senior party. The invention relates to railway signal torpedoes and the controversy turns on a question of fact. Each of the tribunals of the Patent Office decided in favor of Jackson. We have examined the record and are unable to say that they were clearly wrong. In view of this, the decision of the Commissioner must be, and it is, affirmed. In re Barratt, 11 App. D. C. 177; Creveling v. Jepson, 47 App. D. C. 597; Reid et al. v. Kitselman (D. C.) 266 Fed. 255 ; Lindmark…
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