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Sanford v. Kepner, 344 U.S. 13 (1952)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Sanford v. Kepner, 344 U.S. 13 (1952)
Sanford v. Kepner No. 46 Argued October 24, 1952 Decided November 10, 1952 344 U.S. 13
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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In a proceeding under R.S. § 4915, 35 U.S.C. § 63, brought by an applicant for a patent to review an adverse decision of a board of interference examiners, when a district court has found against petitioner on the issue of priority of invention, it need not go further and consider the validity of a rival applicant’s claim to a patent on the same device. Pp. 13-16.
195 F.2d 387, affirmed.
In a proceeding under R.S. § 4915, 35 U.S.C. § 63, the District Court found against petitioner on an issue of priority of invention, and dismissed the bill without considering the validity of a rival applicant’s claim to a patent on the same device. 99 F.Supp. 221. The Court of Appeals affirmed. 195 F.2d 387. This Court granted certiorari. 343 U.S. 976. Affirmed, p. 16.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Sanford v. Kepner, 344 U.S. 13 (1952) in 344 U.S. 13 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1J24HCJ5GP9SNIF.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Sanford v. Kepner, 344 U.S. 13 (1952). cited in 1952, 344 U.S. 13. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1J24HCJ5GP9SNIF.
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