The Washington herald., 1911-02-25

Backed by the hearty approval Of mem
bers OF Congress, the District judiciary
and other officials, addresses last night,
at the annual banquet of the Patent Bar
Association at Rauscher's gave rise 10
vigorous declaration Of the urgent need
OF speedily establishing the proposed
| Court of Patent Appeals of final juris-
diction.
/ Arguments in favor of the new court,
made necessary by the entanglements
that arise from appealing cases to all
of the nine judicial circuits, exclusive of
the Court OF, Appeals of the District, were
strongly advanced by Representative
William sulzer. OF New York. who was
backed by the other speakers.
! Justice Charles H. Robb OF the District
| Court of Appeals, pointed out the ad-
visibility OF the new court. and was sec
onded in addresses by Oscar Lawler, as
sistant to the Attorney General; Rep
resentative Martin A. Morrison, OF In
diana; Senator Smith. of South Carolina:
Chief Justice Seth Shepard, of the Court
of Appeals; A. S. Worthington, and
others.
A Great BENEFIT.
1t was urged that with the establish
ment OF the new court, the greatest bene-
fit would result. mainly when any patent
should be passed upon in any circuit
court: then an appeal may be taken di-
rect to the Court OF Patent Appeals and
the question finally adjudicated.
Representative Sulzer suggested that
either in the Patent ONCE or indepen-
IDENTIFY thereof. there should be a final
court for the determination OF all Ques-
ttons pertaining to patents He paid
tribute to the inventors, and the at
torneys who secure to them the fruits
of their labors.
President Dodge. the toastmaster. in
troduced Justice Robb. who pointed out
the necessity OF the establishment of
such a court. Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Lawler jokingly inferred that al
though the nearest he had ever gotten TO
the patent question was his recent at
tempt TO disbar a patent attorney, he
had taken a deep interest in the question.
Representative Hinshaw, of Nebraska
implied that the Patent Committee OF
the House was yearly becoming more
important, because OF the country wide
interest and the Importance OF the patent
question.
Chief Justice Shepard pointed out the
Importance OF patent decisions. A. S
Worthington, of the District bar, pre-
sented arguments showing the necessity
of establishing such a court
List of the Guests.
Those present were: President Dodge,
Fairfax Bayard. Representative Hnshaw,
Oscar Lawler. Representative Sulzer,
Chief Justice Shepard. Senator Smith.
Justice Charles H. Robb, Representative
Morrison. Col. A. s. Worthington, James
A. Watson, Henry z. Hodges, W. r.
Schoenborn. c. Alexander Mason. n. W.
Howard, Z. n. Eakle, John NJ Colt. II.
A. Coombs. b. r. johnson, T. E. Rob
ertson. E. G. Mason. H. r. Williams. A.
B. Jenkins. J. A. Wiedersheim, Robert
J. Fisher, z. w. Bradford, Charles D.
Davis, D. P. Wolhaupter J. Z. Hutchin-
son, R. f. Burnham, W. n. Cromwell,
J. N. Spear. Henry Orth, jr.. Hubert
f. Beck, George r Hamline. J. II.
Holt, Langdon Moore. Eugene Brown,
A l. Bryant. H. S. Knight. J. II. Mlans.
f. T. Fenwick, J. II. Boyden. Robert
Watson, Gates Moore, Melville Church,
jr. W. a. Holden. D. H. Decker, A II.
Bates, Henry f. Davis c. L. Sturtevant,
George Evans, w. B. kerkam, F. A. Hol-
ton. F. B. Brock. Horace A. Dodge. F. W.
Ritter, jr. A. V. Cushman, Grant Bur-
roughs. George ". Rea, Arthur s.
Browne, Alexander S. Steuart, Melville
Church, Wallace Greene, H. D. Williams.
Walter F. Rogers, C. J. O'Neill, and H. P.
Doolittle.