Joseph McKenna

“ The examiners in chief shall be persons of competent legal knowledge and scientific ability, whose duty is shall be, on the written petition of the appellant, to revise and determine upon the validity of the adverse decisions of examiners upon applications for patents, and for reissues of patents, and in interference cases ”

“ The whole case should be ready for appeal when the appeal provided for by the statute is taken.
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'It is to be particularly noted that there has been no decision as to the rival claims of the parties to this interference. It has not been decided which party is entitled to the patent. If it should at any time be decided that Spoon is entitled to the patent, Lowry will have the right of appeal, but until such final decision is rendered the statute gives him no right of appeal. ”

“ A different view is expressed by defendant in error. However this may be, we think the question in the case is in quite narrow compass. The statutes involved are not difficult of interpretation. The determining sections are 482, 483, 4904, and 4909 (U.S.C.omp. Stat. 1901, pp. 272, 3389, 3390) . Plaintiffs in error put especial stress upon §§ 482 and 4909. ”