Subject. COPIES-Continued. of files, records, etc., made only by the office....... orders for, of assignments must contain liber and page CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN LETTERS PATENT. all business with the office should be transacted by all letters and communications to the office to be addressed to the Commissioner of Patents all letters from the office to be sent in his name. postage, etc., must be prepaid to be held exclusively with assignee of entire interest. with inventor in case of undivided interest Rule. 220 219 170 1-13 1,4 answered promptly copy of rules marked sent as respectful answer to certain inquiries. resumed with principal, if power is revoked discourteous communications returned to writers COUPONS, sold by the office at reduced rate, and receivable for all printed copies of specifications and drawings. DATE, DURATION, AND FORM OF PATENTS, date of. never antedated. duration of duration of design 10 11 13 14 20 22 218 167 167 168 168 what is granted in a patent 168 DEPOSITIONS. (See Testimony.) formalities to be observed in preparing 155, 156 certificate of magistrate to accompany to be sealed up, addressed, and forwarded to the Commissioner of Patents... .(3).. 154 when taken must be filed .(8). 154 official, relatives of interested parties not competent to take. foreign if of an improvement, must show connection with old structure three editions to be printed and published by the office when patented for this purpose uniform standard of excellence required 51 size, formation, and placing of letters and figures of reference.(6).. like letters and figures must represent like parts throughout the 51 preparation of figures specially for publication in Official Gazette (8).. 51 should be rolled, not folded, for transmission to the office. no stamp, advertisement, or address permitted on face of. new, required with application for reissue. signature to, and size of drawings for reissue of patents.. 53 specific rules relating to preparation of drawings will be enforced. inferior or defective drawings will be rejected. competent artists only should be employed.. office will furnish or amend drawings if requested employés of Patent Office other than draftsmen prohibited from making 54 54 55 54, 55 amendments to, must conform to model or specification may be withdrawn for correction 70,88 mutilations. new, required in application for renewal after abandonment original, may be used with renewal application after forfeiture.. to be filed with a caveat.. EVIDENCE. (See Testimony.) established rules of evidence will be applied strictly in all practice before the office 73 173 176 201, 204 159 none will be considered on hearing not taken and filed in compliance with rules 159 monthly volumes of specifications and drawings are authenticated and admissible in courts as accompanying depositions in contested cases, how transmitted.(3). if not withdrawn after use, how disposed of. EXPRESS CHARGES, FREIGHT, ETC., Subject. EXTENSIONS-Continued. sworn statement of applicant to be filed in Patent Office and with the petition accompanied by abstract of title. proof as to novelty and usefulness. the questions involved in an application for. as to value and importance as to past remuneration may be opposed by any person. opponent to give notice, with reasons, to applicant.. and file copies of, with proof of service, in the Patent Office entitled to notice of time and place of taking testimony, etc. if opposed for lack of novelty. parties who have not entered formal opposition not permitted to appear at hearing without permission of Comissioner. rules for taking testimony testimony excluded taken within thirty days after filing petition.. service of notice to take testimony. day of hearing. postponement Rule. 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 188 188, 190 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 194 194 194 final, will be called for on allowance of patent if not paid on or before Thursday, too late for the weekly issue. on appeal to examiners-in-chief, $10. on appeal to Commissioner from examiners-in-chief, $20 on appeal to the supreme court of the District of Columbia, $10... will not bar a patent here if not patented by another or described in printed publication.... before the supreme court of the District of Columbia INTERVIEWS. (See Hearings and Interviews.) 27 INTERFERENCES-Continued. Subject. Rule. notice to parties.. motion for postponement of time of filing statements certified copies used in place of original papers. claims not in conflict may be withdrawn.. disclaimer to avoid interference.. inspection of claims of opposing parties inventors showing, but not claiming preliminary statement, how prepared, filed, opened when opened to inspection. if defective, may be amended. failing to file, judgment may be rendered on the record. subsequent testimony alleging prior dates excluded presumption as to order of invention.. time for taking testimony failure to take testimony enlargement of time motion to dissolve stay proceedings 103 104 105 106 107 amendment during. 106, 107, 109, 130 108 109 110 111 112, 113 114 115 116 preliminary statement not evidence.. 117 118 119 121 122 123 124 appeals to Commissioner and examiners-in-chief. action if statutory bar appears. vacation of judgment. suspension of interference for consideration of new references. prosecution or defense by assignee claims of defeated parties shall stand rejected. INVENTION, shown but not claimed may not bar other patents. ISSUE, a patent will issue upon payment of final fee applications when withdrawn from . weekly, will close on Thursday of each week. will bear date third Tuesday thereafter. JOINT INVENTORS, defined. entitled to joint patent only JOINT PATENTS, to joint inventors. JURISDICTION after notice of allowance, examiner has none over case. examiner has jurisdiction till interference is declared. resumed by examiner on reference from examiner of interferences to determine patentability................. LETTERS TO THE OFFICE. (See Correspondence.) LIBRARY, regulations of . no copies or tracing to be made from the works in copies will be furnished by the office at usual rates. LICENSE, may be oral or written.... MODEL, not required to be filed with application... Subject. Rule. MODEL-Continued. if on examination one be found necessary request therefor will be made. requisites of. material and dimensions. how made..... name of inventor should be permanently fixed thereon. if not strong and substantial will be condemned.. working model, when desirable.. when returned or withdrawn... when patented open to inspection.. not to be taken from the office except in custody of sworn employé. filed as exhibits in contested cases may be withdrawn.... if not claimed within reasonable time, may be disposed of by Commissioner.......... amendments to, must conform to drawings or specifications. when not required for designs.. old, may be used with a new application....... may be amended on reissue by drawings only.. MONEYS. (See Fees.) MOTIONS to amend preliminary statement. for postponement of time of filing statement. to dissolve interference... for postponement of hearing. in contested cases. notice of..... proof of service. 153 of allowance of patent.. new, to be given if case has been withdrawn from the issue.. 159 148-150 205 164 165 to conflicting parties who have the same attorney. when made by administrator or executor. of adverse decision upon preliminary question without rejecting none given parties to forfeited cases of filing of subsequent applica- OATH TO APPLICATION. must be made by inventor if alive. in reissue cases. in extension cases. to caveats.... 67 178 97 46 26 25, 47 75,87 182 203 |