administrative decision
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 272 U.S. 693 - Postum Cereal Co. v. California Fig Nut Co. · 1927Most cited · 204 citing opinions
The decision of the Court of Appeals under section 9 of the act of 1905 is not a judicial judgment. It is a mere administrative decision. It is merely an instruction to the Commissioner of Patents by a court which is made part of the machinery of the Patent Office for administrative purposes. In the exercise of such function it does not enter a judgment binding parties in a case as the term case is used in the third article of the Constitution.
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