Melville Fuller

“ The final decision referred to is obviously the judicial decision on the bill in equity, while in interference cases and in all others going up from the Commissioner to the Court of Appeals there is no final judgment in the cause, but one interlocutory in its nature, and binding only upon the Commissioner, 'to govern the further proceedings in the case.' The opinion or decision of the court, reviewing the Commissioner's decision, is not final, because it does not preclude any person interested from contesting the validity of the patent in court ”

“ Stat. 1901, pp. 3391, 3392) , 'Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights." Section 9 of the 'Act to Establish a Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and for Other Purposes,' approved February 9, 1893 (27 Stat. at L. 434, 436, chap. 74, U.S.C.omp. Stat. 1901, p. 3391) , is:
'Sec. 9. ”