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N § `59 — TITLE ' in éhiet, hé may, on paymént of the fee m·esc_ribegI, am `tc the mmmissicixer in permn. ‘_ (R. S. {*4910.)- I » 59. _ Same; fmt c¤mmi$im1m·.—-The determination ‘ of ; peals from the decisimx of the Commistsioneypf Pgtents is veg i11‘th2`C0m'f of Appeals of the District iét ·C<jlumbi$; und

izildition, may pwxrtywaggxievéii by ·a decision hfQthe_jC0mu

sicmcr dt Paténts i¤_ ii1terference_ cuss may uppéalt the _.f1·0m to said court of abpéals. (Feb. 9, 1893,_c. 74; ·”§ 27 Stat. 436.)` · ·- _ . _ ·_ ° _` ‘ . 69. Same; `mstice of ippenl frcm decisionjif gqmguissioncr `Wlwu an=éppe1xris taken to the Court of Appeals of the I trfct of Columbia, the appellant shall give uotfve thereof the commimimxer, and iiic igfthe $Putcut; Oilicc, within sx F time as the c·<$m1i1i$sioner—Shul1”a·pp0int,'his reasuhs of appe spe~ci§i·aUy forth in`v£*1‘iting. ‘ (R S._ 5 $912.) ' 61. Samcpproceedings on appeal from deéision of comm ‘8i§}l't€l°.-;-··T1l€ c0{frt 'shall, before hearing such appi>al,·· give_ " xtice to the commissioner of the time sind place dfithé heart and on jreceivirig such notice the (’(H§)iI1iSSi()I}éi'" shall give not of siwh time and place in such manner ais 'thecourt `may p scfibe, to al1.`mr·ties‘wh0”;1pp<eur tq be interésted thereih. '1 phrtfappeghng shall lay before the court certified cbyiiesl of thé origi1:al_-'papets and evidence in the calse, and the comb tsidner shall f}1i•nish—t1m court with tfié_ gromgds of-his cdsi fuliysét forth in writing, tmiclniigg all thaimiuts inv0lv;%‘>y`= rmsdms of appeal, Audétg tliereqiwst of any party interest or of the court, the commissioner and the examiners mhy examined under oath. in explanation of ·the_princip1es_ of · thing fdr which a pgtéht is demaudeili (R. S. §· 4913.)

  • 62. Same; determination bf upped; · revision · of fam

decisicin.-·—The court, {on petition, shall hear mid determ such Oappeal, mad reviéa thé decisiorfuppmlcdl from in a st -mm*y way, on the evidence produced before the comixissiom Wat such early und. convenient time as thé court may .app0i1 and the revision shall`_be cciniinéd to the points set forth.in.w rcasciggof upped!. A`fter·héari11g the vase the éourt shall rch to the cdngmissionet a <.;eertffiééf;c`0f its proceedings and devigsi which slxzill be entered of §‘(K‘01‘(l in the,_,I’ate1it (mice,.-am} 811 gm·em`the further_pr0ccedings'in_ tl1g,'¢·ax~=e. But ndopingcj ` decision of the court in such mise shhll preclude any Y interested from the right to contest the validity of subh- puh ‘ in smy CQ1l1‘t_$§’il(?l'(~3il1 the same majibc `valled iu? questi (_R.S.§4914.) -- E Q ·. · .. 63. Bill id equity td obtain ·pnteqtL?——\\'liencve·r a patent

 application is, refused, either by the Gummissioriér bf Pate;

or by the Court bf Appeals of the Di.~:tri<·t pt Coluigxbia u; tappmi, from the commissibner, the app1i<.·xinfmayW11aw{e rcnsc by bill in equiti ; and the court having éogniiancc thereof,

  • notice to advers;e.pai·ties` and other due procqecclings héd, xx

adjudge that suéT1 applicant is entitled, according to law: receive a patent for his invention, as spcci§cd ixi his claim, · for any part `t:he1?écf,·s,s_ théfucts in the cuéxé mai: appear. A s11<-liadjxxxlicra-tion, it it bein fuvmaéf the rigbtuf the applica ,s11all authorize the pcunnissinhexj to issue·Xsu<eh_patent gm 1 . gzpplivanats iiiisngin the 1’at¢.·;at Otiice a copy of the adjudiqati 8l`t(H)Yh(*I'\\’¢iS{t <,·un 1plyi¤g with` the requiugmvxxts of law., In <·zw=es¤, .wl·wrc there is my opposing [garfy, a copy `of the.1 Izéhalbbc s4·rv¢·d cm the."c<;_1111njssim1er-; uu}! hail the expenses tim pmcooding small be paid by tha? zipplimtit, whether the fi: (}("(‘iS'i(>t} ig in his-fz1v<»r ur not. - (ILS. § 4915.) · _ — ’ ' 64, Rcissué of Acfe¤:tiYc patents; patents fo; separa parts.~e·\\’hee1112x*er u1;;v,p:nt<mt is i_1i<•pem(ivc.0r invalid, by `1· sou of a defccétive nr i11m1fH¢·`im,:t spcgcidcatiem, or by reason the 'pateutee claiming as hisrlown iri’vemfi£m-or discovery gp. ` tha§1_·h¢;· had a right to <·laim'us new, if the crrbr has. ari: U3 inadwx·tcm—e, a¢·ci¢l<>nt, or énistakz, and` without-any fra];4 _l<·nt or 'k1;~<·¤ptix·c*·i11téufi0n, t11é_c0111n1isssi<wn(·r shall, on the s render of zmch patent mad the paymvut of the duty·rcquii·cd

·· · . ‘\ \ · ` ”·~···i’4TE?·’T8 ’ A . 1170 n cal le.w,_ cause an new patent fer the wmé inventidng and in- &_(*(¥Orl ‘ _ ance with the corrected spev’iH<*u‘ii6¤;` te be iwued to; the mit. · np- entee, or, in the cam et his death of of an asmcigupwnt of mi tec} wh0le·0r any undivided partef the original pitent, then to hi? _in· exxutore, gulministmters,. or aswigm, fer the unexpired {tart ut ug. the term yof the original PHQGHQ, . SMB Stlffvhder shaffi tml,. are- effect upon the Lissue of the amended patent.- The eomn»i»=·s&t»¤;1;

 may! il)     eanee     to be ‘i$SU€·€I fmt

_ l Jqtsupct and ggp.§.rate-parts df the_tki¤$,I1¤t¢¤t€d, umn tummy »

 of the .agpliea`nt, and ppm: payment of the reqniied tec 11.:- a t

list reissue fqr each et sixch reisemeil tetters patenth The specitica- __g0_ tiqgg and claim in every such ease sim}! be Subjectnte rc»·;;;.,n wh and reetyietien in the smite manner 88 <>Fi$in¤1 applieatiqhs {gt. yn},. Every patent so .reiSsued,_`tezethei’ with the corrected spcQ·m.·3;_ · tion, shall. have the same eifect- and operation in law. on the ,5,. trig1_0f»aIl actions for causes thereafter arlsim, aé it thu sump no- hnd‘ been eriginhgv tiled in such eerreeted° term; but no nm ng, matter shall be in redqeed inte the `speeiéehtien, ner. in ease ef jgé a ugaeum-e' paten slml;1n the meek-2l_e¤ -_¢frawi¤$x’ be amexxticé}, me; ‘ except each by the other.; but when·the1·.e is neither modci me me drawing, amendments may be made upon preef •satisfee·wy;$ pt all the commissioner that such new matter or amendment we§..a` ucl of , the-` original inventienx, and ine mttted {mm mc nn, epeciiicatien by_ iI1tld\'é1‘t€B('€;'8L‘(;i_d¢Ht, er mistake, as afuresztidf the (R. IS 4916.) " · "· t M ‘ _ el: l ’ PRO'§ECTION·-OF PATENT RIGHTS _. ` the 65; ··DiscIaimexf.—\Vhenex·er,_ théeugh lnadvertenec, :m·i·1t·m_ ‘ pr .mist&keQ and without `gny fraudulent er deceptive intentien, r a paténtee has elaimegl more than thet et whieh -he_`wa;< the · in original or first inventor Olfl discoverer, his patent shalt be nm valid fe1·`·atl_that part which istruly and just§y· his ewn. ;°»m- ner " vided_ the same ish materiel; er substantial part of the tltm; nt , patented ;. andany such patentee, his heirs or assigns, whether f e` of the fwhole. or any. seettenel interest thereimmay, eu mymcnr ‘ 1"n_ of the fee` required by law, mak`; qiscluimcr of me parts of the — _ ix; thing patented as- he éhal} not eheese teelaim er to heh} hy ll ·vi;·tue 0t_ they patent er aSsiJnment, stating theretiz the extcm_ wer of his interest, in such phtent. ·‘ Sueh disetaimer`shatl· tw in ten wi·iting,.attested‘.by one":e1·_ more `witnesses, and, rceerdcd in ent gthe Paitent Otiice; and it shall thereaftergbe eemeiqercgl ¤s_p:artem of the original specification `tethe extent of the interest we _ 4 sessed by the claimant and”.l{y.the;;e.elnimtng under htm after oe the `recerd thereof. But no szteh disclaimer shall aifeet any nts `uetion pending at theetime er its beirigliled, except so fer as mn. -mny relate to the questions! tinreasenable neglect or dciny. gdy in tiling it; (R. S. §··$§}17#) _ _ · `U V on 66. Interfering patents; relief- against.-Z—\k’hcr;c;·ci there stty, my 'interfeflng patents; any Amen intere>=ted· nr any cme of them. t0 a or in the working 'of the iaientien elaimectundcr either of them. or may have relief against the interfering pateutee, and ntl md parties interested under him, by- suit in` equity against th··· tut, owners Let the interfering patent'; and the eeurt; en notice tc the :ulyerse_ lizirtiesi, andether due proceedings had nee¢»rQin¤`_ ¥·* en; the course of equity. may -n<ljnd1.:c ¤¤t1"m-c1m·c either ei the all pqtents void in whole erin part, er inoperative, or invxxli•|`i¤¤ bill any particular part of the United States, according to the inte%‘~ oi est of the`pau·ttes in the patent or thetink·e1xtien.;iatex1t’e;<l. But nal mr szueh jud;.,··ment or &(]jil`(u(‘&fiU‘1l shall affect the right of any - _·l1·0l‘SCtl1 except "the—· parties to the suit" and these deriving tit-in ate under them` Subsequent to the reuditien of such judgxmcut. eu- (R. § 4918-,) Y " _ — ‘ _ ef 67a Infringement of patent; dsmggeg Emi-Qnmxmges f<»r’_t"h7‘ ere infringement of any pétcut may be rcccvcrccl by action an UW sen cnse,·in_the name of the party interest?}. either as putentcc. lll1—— &>==·4i{,'l19e, Gt grantee. Ami whenever in any such action 3 nr-` verdict ig rendere<1” for the plzmlintitf, the eeurt may enter by judgment thereon. for any sein eheye the-amount fonnd by; the.