Correspondence, rules of: All correspondence in the name of the Commissioner.. Correspondence with principal and agent... Assignee of entire interest entitled to correspondence..... Official communications to and from Commissioner free of postage. Information to be given to applicants when two or more in conflict are repre- sented by the same attorney.. After a second rejection how all papers must be inspected. Designs: Application, how made.... In case of rejection, no part of fee refunded.... Trade marks, merely, not patentable; some new design required.. Disclaimer: By whom made.. Form of..... Drawings. (See Patent.) Examination: All cases arranged in classes.. Section. 115 116 116 117 119 118 75 35 76 78 60 61 Examinations in the same class made in the order of application. Second examination made without delay. Personal attendance of applicant not necessary.. All correspondence must be addressed to Commissioner 115 When application has been finally decided, office will retain original papers.. 32,118 32, 126 Patent, to whom sent.... 33 Extensions: What patents may not be extended.... In whom the power of extending for seven years is vested.... Statement required of applicant, how made and when filed.... 69 Person opposing the extension, what required of him and to what entitled... 70,71 What testimony may be rejected... 72 Days fixed in notice of application for extension... 73 Depositions and other papers relied upon as testimony, when filed... 73 Arguments, when filed.... 73 Applications for a postponement, how made and supported...... 74 Fees office, and how payable: Fees required to be paid in advance..... 100 Final fee to be paid within six months after patent allowed.. Officers authorized to receive patent fees on account of Treasurer of the 104 Certificates forwarded to office.... 103 All money sent by mail, to or from office, at risk of owner. 105 105 All payments to or by office made in specie or treasury notes. Filing and preservation of papers: 105 Claims, specifications, and amendments filed, how written Only changed to correct clerical mistakes Specification to be returned at option of office for amendment only.. Foreign patents. (See Patents, foreign.) 120 121 121 126 Information, giving or withholding: Pending applications, how far secret .133, 136, 137 In applications for reissue... Information given in case of patent issued, or patent refused and application Models, specifications, and drawings open to inspection... How long application regarded as pending after case is rejected.... Where interference is declared between two pending applications 134 135 136 59 137 Where rejected application is identical with case previously rejected but 138 Where device is found described, not claimed, in pending application 139 General rule where application describing device is subsequent in date to Action of office predicated on written record, end exception... 142 In cases of doubt, &c., no attention paid to alleged verbal promise..... 142 Interferences: When granted.... Application interfering with a caveat. Remedies of parties by appeal..... Days fixed for closing testimony and hearing cause.. Arguments of counsel filed on or before day of hearing. Admission of subsequent applicant...... Course pursued when postponement is desired.. Contestants entitled to knowledge of each other's case. Library Non-interfering claims may be withdr, wn and new applications filed. Models. (See Patent.) 42 43 44 46 46 48 47 45, 137 49 50 130 Officers authorized to receive patent fees on account of the United States Treasurer. (See Fees, office.) Patent: Who entitled to a patent..... Section. 1,2,3 What will prevent the granting of a patent.. The mere fact of prior invention abroad will not prevent the issue of a patent 5 6 7 Application, by whom made.... 8 Must be in writing, signed by applicant, and addressed to Commissioner... 9 128 Sheets must be attached together or each one be certified... 129 Petition, usual form of...... 9 Specification... 10 The precise invention must be set forth in specification.... 10 When claimed as a mere improvement, or as substantially differing from Should describe the sections of the drawings, and refer by letters and figures 14 Forms of.... 14 Must be signed by the inventor and attested by two witnesses. Should be signed by the applicant and attested by two witnesses. Size of drawings.. Model... How made... 20 The name of the inventor (also of the assignee, if assigned) must be per- The name of the inventor (also of the assignee, if assigned) must be perma- When the invention is of a composition of matter, specimens of the ingre- A patent previously obtained here is not prejudiced by a subsequent foreign 79 The taking out of a patent in a foreign country does not prevent the obtain- 79 Patents, foreign: Applicant must make oath that the invention is not in use in the United States Patentee: Who may obtain a patent..... Legal representatives of a deceased inventor.. Joint inventors entitled to a joint patent.... Petition. (See Patent.) Protests: Cannot stay regular proceedings.. Keferences: Where application for patent is rejected for want of novelty, applicant fur- Copies of references furnished at cost.. The class of each reference to be indicated. Reissues: Section. 80 81 1,4 3 34 131 131 132 Applications for reissue not to be kept secret Reissue, when allowed Petition for reissue must show that applicant owns entire interest, &c., and if he be an assignee must state date of assignment..... What may be the subject of a reissue, general rule. A reissue expires same time as original patent would have done..... In case of reissue, applicant may have several patents issued for several What previously required.... Each division requires a separate specification... Drawing may represent only the subject of the division.. One or more divisions may be granted, though others postponed or rejected.. How long an application upon which a patent has been ordered to issue may By whom and how the request must be made.. Specification. (See Patent.) Clerks of United States circuit court to issue subpoenas to compel attendence 107 Rules for taking and transmitting evidence in contested cases: 1. Notice given to opposite party, &c.... 107 2. Contesting party, relying on a caveat, must present certified copy - 107 3. Evidence, &c,, sealed and addresed to Commissioner Testimony, taking and transmitting: Service of notice 'Section. 108 Notice must be annexed to deposition, with certificate.. 100 Form of certificate of magistrate to be appended to deposition... 114 Magistrate must seal up deposition when completed, and indorse "certifi cate" upon envelope...... 114 Abstracts of testimony to be furnished, and their size. 113 130 Translations Withdrawals: Course to be pursued by applicant when wishing to withdraw after application What applicant may have returned to him. Withdrawal not granted to applicants for design or reissue.. |