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January 10, 1869, which on the 20th day of July, 1869, was rejected the second time. The following are the points of the decision on which the appeal is taken: [Here follows a statement of the points on which the appeal is taken, as provided in Rule 128.]

[Place and date of signing.]

A. B.

30. FROM A PRINCIPAL EXAMINER TO THE COMMISSIONER.

To the Commissioner of Patents:

SIR: I hereby appeal to you in person from the decision of the principal examiner, made in April, 1879, in the case of my application for letters patent for an improvement in harvesters, filed January 10, 1879, wherein he refused to consider the case upon its merits until certain alleged inaccuracies of expression in the specification should be corrected. The following are the points of the decision on which the appeal is taken: [Here follow points on which the appeal is taken.]

[Place and date of signing.]

A. B.

31. FROM THE EXAMINERS-IN-CHIEF TO THE COMMISSIONER.

To the Commissioner of Patents:

SIR: I hereby appeal to you in person from the decision of the examiners-in-chief, made April 7, 1879, in the interference between my application for letters patent for improvement in sewing machines and the letters patent of A. B., in which priority of invention was awarded to said A. B. The following are assigned for reasons of appeal: [Here should follow an explicit statement of the alleged errors in the decision of the examinersin-chief.]

C. D.

32. FROM THE EXAMINER IN CHARGE OF INTERFERENCES TO THE EXAMINERS-IN-CHIEF.

To the Commissioner of Patents:

SIR: I hereby appeal to the examiners in-chief from the decision of the examiner of interferences in the matter of the interference between my application for letters patent for improvement in sewing-machines and the letters patent of A. B., in which priority of invention was awarded to said A. B. The following are assigned for reasons of appeal: [Here should follow an explicit statement of the alleged errors in the decision of the examiner of interferences.]

C. D.

33. FROM THE EXAMINERS-IN-CHIEF TO THE COMMISSIONER.

To the Commissioner of Patents:

SIR: We hereby appeal to the commissioner in person from the decision of the examiners-in-chief in the matter of our application for the reissue of letters patent for an improvement in cotton presses, granted to A. B., May 18, 1865. The following are assigned for reasons of appeal: [Here follow the reasons as in Form 31.]

C. D.
E. F.

34. FROM THE COMMISSIONER TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

WASHINGTON, D. C., July 20, 1871.

To the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, in banc :

The petition of A. B., of L., in the county of M. and State of N., respectfully showeth: That he has heretofore invented a new and useful improvement in velocipedes; that on or about the 1st day of May, 1870, he applied to the patent office of the United States for a patent for the same [or for the reissue of a patent granted therefor under date of June 10, 1862], and complied with the requirements of the several acts of Congress, and with the rules of the patent office prescribed in such cases; that his said application was rejected by the commissioner of patents, on appeal to him, on or about June 20, 1871; that he has filed in said office due notice to the commissioner of patents of this his appeal, accompanied with the reasons of appeal; and that the commissioner has furnished him with complete copies of all the original papers and evidence in the case, all of which, together with a copy of the reasons of appeal, accompany this petition, and are to be taken as a part hereof.

And the said A. B. prays that his said appeal may be heard and determined by your honorable court at such early time as may be appointed for that purpose; and that the commissioner of patents may be duly notified of the same, and directed in what manner to give notice thereof to the parties interested.

To the Commissioner of Patents:

A. B.

A. B., of L., in the county of M. and State of N., hereby gives notice that he has appealed from your decision, rendered on or about the 20th day of June, 1871, rejecting his application for a patent [or for a reissue of a patent granted to him June 10, 1862] for an improvement in velocipedes ; and of this you are respectfully requested to take notice.

And the said A. B. assigns the following reason for appealing from the said decision of the commissioner of patents, viz:

[Here follow reasons, which should be full and explicit, and constitute a brief of the appellant's argument.]

A. B.

vs.

C. D.

35. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT.

Interference in the U. S. patent office.
Preliminary statement of A. B.

A. B.

A. B., of L., in the county of M. and State of N., being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he is a party to the interference declared by the commissioner of patents, July 3, 1879, between A. B.'s application for letters patent, filed May 6, 1879, and the patent for C. D., granted April 20, 1879, for a twine machine; that he conceived the invention set forth in the declaration of interference, on or about the 1st of June, 1877; that during the said month he made drawings of the invention and explained it to others; that he made a model showing the invention on or about July 20, 1877; that he embodied it in a full-sized machine, which was completed on or about August 15, 1877; that on the 21st day of the last-named month he successfully operated the said machine at his shop in the town of L., county of M. and State of N., and that he has since continued to use the same machine, and has also manufactured others for use and sale.

A. B.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of April,

1879.

E. F.,

(Official title.)

36. RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT IN APPEALS FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS, ADOPTED NOVEMBER 30, 1870.

1. The appellant's petition shall be addressed to the court, and shall be substantially as follows:

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by the commissioner of patents.

"(4.) I thereupon appealed to this court, and gave notice thereof to the commissioner, and filed in his office the following reasons for said appeal:

"(5.) The commissioner of patents has furnished me a complete copy of all the proceedings in his office upon my said application, which copy has been filed herewith, and is to be taken as part hereof.

"(6.) And thereupon I pray that the court do revise and reverse said decision, to the end that justice may be done in the premises.

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2. This petition shall be filed in the clerk's office of this court; and as soon as the petitioner has made the deposit required by law at the commencement of suits in this court, or said deposit has been dispensed with, the clerk shall enter the case in a docket to be provided by him for the purpose, and in which a brief of said filing and of all subsequent proceedings in the case shall be entered as and when they successively occur, down to and including the final decision.

3. The clerk shall provide a minute-book of his office, in which he shall record every order, rule, judgment or decree of the court in each case, in the order of time in which said proceedings occur; and of this book there shall be two alphabetical indexes, one showing the name of the party applying for the patent, and the other designating the invention by its subject-matter or name. 4. The cases in the docket of causes shall be successively numbered from No. 1 onward, and each case shall also be designated by the number assigned to it on the records of the patent office.

5. This docket shall be called for the trial of the cases thereon on the first day of each session of this court in general term, provided the petition has been filed ten days before the commencement of the term.

6. The opinions of the court, when written, shall be kept by the clerk, in the order of their delivery and in a temporary book-file, indexed; and when so many have been delivered as will make a volume of convenient size, he shall cause them to be bound.

7. The clerk shall furnish to any applicant a copy of any paper in any of said appeals on payment of the lawful fees.

S. Hearings of said appeals shall be subject to the rules of the court provided for other causes therein.

9. When the testimony of the commissioner, or of any examiner, touching the principles of invention in question, shall be deemed necessary, it shall be taken orally in open court, unless otherwise ordered by the court. And, in such case, the court

may order it to be reduced to writing, and filed or entered on its minutes, if it think proper.

10. The final judgment or order of the court shall not recite any of the facts made to appear in the case, but shall be to the following effect:

"This appeal having been heard upon the record from the patent office [and upon the testimony of the commissioner of patents] [of one of the examiners] [touching the principles of the invention], and having been argued by [counsel for] the petitioner and [for] the commissioner:

"It is thereupon ordered and adjudged that the [petition be dismissed] [commissioner do issue to the petitioner a patent] [as prayed], [granting the petitioner (so and so)].

"And that the clerk of this court transmit to the commissioner of patents a copy of this decree duly authenticated.”

Assignments.

37. OF AN ENTIRE INTEREST IN AN INVENTION BEFORE THE ISSUE OF LETTERS PATENT.

Whereas I, A. B., of L., county of M., State of N., have invented a certain new and useful improvement in harvesters [giving title of the same], for which I am about to make application for letters patent of the United States; and whereas G. D., of R., county of S., State of N., is desirous of acquiring an interest in said invention, and in the letters patent to be obtained therefor.

Now, therefore, to all whom it may concern, be it known that, for and in consideration of the sum of five thousand dollars to me in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, I, the said A. B., have sold, assigned, and transferred, and by these presents do sell, assign, and transfer unto the said G. D., the full and exclusive right to the said invention, as fully set forth and described in the specification prepared and executed by me preparatory to obtaining letters patent of the United States therefor; and I do hereby authorize and request the commissioner of patents to issue the said letters patent to the said G. D., as the assignee of my entire right, title, and interest in and to the same, for the sole use and behoof of the said G. D. and his legal representatives.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 4th day of May, A. D. 1879.

In presence of

O. P.

S. T.

A. B. [SEAL.]

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