Interference suit
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 244 U.S. 1 - Thomas Ewing v. United States Ex Rel the Fowler Car Company · 1917Most cited · 28 citing opinions
issue
There is but one issue of fact in an interference suit. That issue relates to the dates wherein the interfering matter was respectively invented by the interfering inventors. If the complainant's invention is the older, the defendant's interfering claim is void for want of novelty.
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