Hazeltine Research, Inc. v. Brenner, 382 U.S. 252 (1965)

Hazeltine Research, Inc. v. Brenner


No. 5


Argued November 1, 1965
Decided December 8, 1965
382 U.S. 252

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

Syllabus

A patent application pending in the Patent Office at the time a second application is filed constitutes part of the "prior art" within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 103. Alexander Milburn Co. v. Davis-Bournoville Co., 270 U.S. 390, followed. Pp. 254-256.