Schedule. 218. The following is the schedule of fees and of prices of publications, etc., of the Patent Office: Rev. Stat., sec. On filing each original application for a design pat 4934. ent for three years and six months.. $10.00 On filing each original application for a design pat- On filing each original application for a design pat- 15.00 30.00 On allowance of an application for a design patent, 4934. Rev. Stat., sec. On filing each caveat . 10.0.0 On filing each original application for a patent.... 15.00 except in design cases 20.00 On filing a disclaimer. 10.00 On filing every application for the reissue of a pat- 30.00 On filing each application for a division of a reissue. 30.00 On filing every application for an extension of a pat- 50.00 On the granting of every extension of a patent.... 50.00 On filing an appeal for the first time from a primary examiner or the examiner of interferences to the examiners-in-chief.. 10.00 On filing every appeal from the examiners-in-chief to 20.00 4934. For manuscript copies of records in the English If certified, for the certificate, additional.. For copies of drawings not in print, the reasonable cost of making them. Rev. Stat., sec. For uncertified copies of the specifications and ac- For twenty coupon orders, each coupon good until *NOTE.-For the convenience of the office and of persons desiring printed copies of specifications aud drawings, blank orders or pons," have been prepared, which will be sold, on application to the Commissioner of Patents, at the rate of 10 cents each, in lots of 20. Stub books containing 50 such orders will be furnished at the same rate. For the specification, if not in print, for every one Rev. Stat., sec. 4934. hundred words or fraction thereof. .10 For the drawings if in print........ .10 For the drawings, if not in print, the reasonable cost of making them. For certifying to a duplicate of a model..... For abstracts of title to patents or inventions: For the certificate of search. . . . . For each brief from the digest of assignments.. For copies of matter in any foreign language, for every one hundred words or a fraction thereof... For translation, for every one hundred words or fraction thereof... For recording every assignment, agreement, power of attorney, or other paper, of three hundred words or under... Each additional hour or fraction thereof. For assistance to attorneys in the examination of patents or other matter in the scientific library, one hour or less. For assistance to attorneys and others in the examination of records, one hour or less. For recording every assignment, agreement, power 1.00 2.00 3.00 .50 .50 1.00 For each additional hour or fraction thereof.. To foreign subscribers, except in Canada. For bound volumes of the Official Gazette: 1.00 5.00 7.00 .10 4.00 3.50 Quarterly volumes subsequent to July 1, 1883, full sheep binding, per volume.... For the annual index-lists of patentees and inventions, alphabetically arranged, with date of patent, number, etc., from January, 1872-one volume each year, full law binding, per volume. In paper covers, per volume... For the general index-a list of inventions patented from 1790 to 1873, with the name of inventor, residence, date of patent, number, etc.-three volumes full law binding, per set.. For the index from 1790 to 1836—a list of inven- For the monthly volumes, containing the specifica- $2.75 2.00 1.00 10.00 5.00 12.00 10.00 5.00 For 1869-'70-'71, bound in one volume, full law binding 2.00 For 1872-73-74, bound in one volume, full law binding 2.00 For 1875-276, bound in one volume, with decis ions of United States courts in patent cases, full law binding... 2.00 For 1875-76, bound in paper covers 1.00 For 1877-78-79-280-81-'82-'83, one volume. each year, with decisions of United States 2.00 Covers 1.00 Pamphlet of the Rules of Practice.. Free. Pamphlet of the patent laws ... There are no annual reports for gratuitous distribu tion. Free. Orders 219. An order for a copy of an assignment must give the liber and page of the record, as well as the name of the in- 1887-21 ventor; otherwise an extra charge will be made for the copies. time consumed in making any search for such assignment. 220. Persons will not be allowed to make copies or tracings from the files or records of the office. Such copies will be furnished, when ordered, at the rates already specified. for 1887-211. Copies and tracings madi by office only. 1887-212. Mode of pay 221. The money required for office fees may be paid to the Commissioner, or to the Treasurer, or any of the assistant treasurers of the United States, or to any of the 4935. depositaries, national banks, or receivers of public money ment. designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for that purpose, who shall give the depositor a receipt or certificate of deposit therefor, which shall be transmitted to the Patent Office. When this can not be done without much inconvenience, the money may be remitted by mail, and in every such case the letter should state the exact amount inclosed. Letters containing money may be registered. Post-office money orders afford a safe and convenient mode of transmitting fees. All such orders should be made payable to the "Commissioner of Patents." Registered let· ters. Money orders. Weekly issue 222. The weekly issue closes on Thursday, and the patents of that issue bear date as of the third Tuesday thereafter. 1887–213. If the final fee in any application is not paid on or before and final fee. Thursday, the patent will not go to issue until the following week. Remittances 223. All money sent by mail, either to or from the Patent Office, will be at the risk of the sender. In no case should 1887-214. money be sent with models. All payments to the office by mail. must be made in specie, Treasury notes, national-bank notes, certificates of deposit, post-office money orders, postal notes, or certified checks. REPAYMENT OF MONEY. Funds. 1887-215. Money paid by 224. Money paid by actual mistake, such as a payment in excess, or when not required by law, or by neglect or misinformation on the part of the office, will be refunded; 4936. but a mere change of purpose after the payment of money, mistake as when a party desires to withdraw his application for a patent or for the registration of a trade-mark, or to withdraw an appeal, will not entitle a party to demand such a return. funded. re PUBLICATIONS. Rev. Stat., sec. 489. Official Ga zette. Contents. 1887-216. 225. The Official Gazette, a weekly publication which has been issued since 1872, takes the place of the old Patent Office Report. It contains the claims of all patents issued, including reissues, with portions of the drawings selected to illustrate the inventions claimed. It also contains decisions rendered by the courts in patent cases and by the Commissioner of Patents, and other special matters of interest to inventors. Subscription. Public libraries. Single copies. Annual index. Rev. Stat., sec. 190. umes. The Gazette is furnished to subscribers at the rate of $5 per annum. When sent abroad an additional charge of $2 is made for the payment of postage. Representatives and Senators are each entitled to a copy, and each is entitled to designate eight public libraries to which the Gazette will be sent without charge. Single copies are furnished for ten cents each. An index is published annually, which is sent to all subscribers and designated libraries without additional cost. Printed volumes are issued monthly, containing the entire Monthly vol- specifications and drawings of all patents issued during the Authentication. previous month. These are authenticated by the seal of the office, and may be used as evidence throughout the United Depositories. States. One copy is deposited in the Library of Congress and in each State and Territorial library, and one copy in the custody of the clerk of each United States district court, for general reference. 1887-217. 486. Removal of books. Registration and return. lic. Loss or injury. Use by the pub Translations. Extracts, cop LIBRARY REGULATIONS. 226. Officers of the bureau and members of the examining corps, only, are allowed to enter the alcoves or take books from the scientific library. Books taken from this library must be entered in a register kept for the purpose, and returned on the call of the librarian. Any book lost or defaced must be replaced by a new copy. Patentees and others doing business with the office can examine the books only in the library hall. Translations will be made only for official use. Persons will be allowed to make notes or extracts, but ies, and tracings. not copies or tracings, from works in the library. Such 1887-218. copies will be furnished at the usual rates. AMENDMENTS OF THE RULES. 227. All amendments of the foregoing rules will be pub lished in the Official Gazette, |