REFERENCES THUS (*) ARE TO SECTIONS; OTHERWISE, TO NOTES.

REFERENCES THUS (*) ARE TO SECTIONS; OTHERWISE, TO NOTES.

E.

EVIDENCE IN CASES BEFORE THE PATENT OFFICE-
Commissioner, may make rules as to, in contested

cases.....

duties of, transferred to Chief-Justice Cir. Ct., D. C. 176
duties of, may be performed by Assistant Justices.. 190
now exercised by Justices of Supreme Ct., D. C.... 177
in chief, appointment of

... 121

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a 2

198

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are judicial and independent officers..

199

Commissioner can overrule their acts only on appeal. 199

3

are judicial and independent officers.

Commissioner can control acts of, only on appeal.

rated as fourth-class clerks...

REFERENCES THUS (*) ARE TO SECTIONS; OTHERWISE, TO NOTES.

notice of time and place of hearing to be published. 149

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applications for, to be filed ninety days before expi-

report of examiner may be reviewed by examiner in
chief.

extended patent gives same rights as original

original patent becomes one for twenty-one years.
not to be extended over seven years..

of patents issued since March 2, 1861, prohibited... 206

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INDEX TO LAWS PRIOR TO ACT OF 1836.

DAMAGES IN ACTIONS FOR INFRINGEMENT-

such as jury may assess, and forfeiture of thing made 81
equal to three times amount of license price.

equal to three times actual damage sustained

89

REFERENCES THUS (*) ARE TO SECTIONS; OTHERWISE, TO NOTES.

REFERENCES THUS ARE TO SECTIONS; OTHERWISE, TO NOTES.

not to be obtained over six months prior to home

patent..

such issue of no longer affects home patent, provided

invention not put in public use in U. S.

171

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home patent to run from date of foreign

171

in what cases this proviso applies...

172

3, 4

date of home patent may be altered to correspond.. 172
misdating home patent not fatal

1

172

a 2, 6

FRANKING PRIVILEGE OF COMMISSIONER-

may frank letters, &c., connected with his office.... 107
may frank Patent Office reports.....

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187

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G.

GENERAL ISSUE-

defendant may plead, with notice special matter.... 139
is enlargement of mode of defence.

INFRINGEMENT OF PATENT, see ACTIONS and DAMAGES.

INTERFERING APPLICATIONS-