The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, September 10, 1836, Image 1
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margin or t /r will be erojt^n, d rn<? eJsargi tl nr.
OTuin^Ir Ti?< -lUf "MeJ fe.-cui.sij'.y 7" cofct^
and rnonthlv >1 a > ?e for *-*. i ;n*mt'* >r(Jon?:i?
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AN ACT in pn?nin:r prr?;:u?5 ol i: -c .< >
arts, and to - jv ! ct* ! part* o' ..c-'<
hoKtoiorc < r ; . t , or*'"-**
IV it ? met' ! i ! - . :? ! I! .:**** "?
ncprcwn-iiTrt oi > i '! > :at? <;
Ararncva ?.i < ..:ijn - : vr;. i Int -f
- > .. ..-.tii.
L*' CM'! JKJMK -J 3w.i ail i . > ni' i 'v
partinrnt ? ! :i .>ui r r (! ' * tilled
'he OiUi<* :'.r rl.ii < :'ic? r < f
nbich ?!iall be c?H- <! i - < n * ? !
I'ateinj, to be 1 v *' r< ;r. '<}
r.nd wttfi ihc aiiii- r '..jJ - : '? ! < oalc.
whn*i* jIu't >: "M \r r t:
turn of t?i?? Sci'r'fr.r ->i Si ' " ' ' : f.-i
cxtcwe, ant! pes vm*. ;.;t r
touching and j r? ; ? " { i i trtlittj!
of p-.frti* r.tr v \ i .. ! i rirs.
ir.v( nfin?!<. .'tiiii i*:-] - ?
herein provided u.r. ?r ? . *'i ? .*? n : < . ' *
1".IV, (bribed !i? < t a.-).; ; ; i . :.n?l
-t.-n ? ? .1... .t .
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l*Oofc?, ri"! r? -, jf- r . r, ..'. - v
chiru?, .1 ^ i!i r : : !. -j : > ? .? !
T/fTiCr \II.'! ?r,wi ' ' .'j; . '] r if f*< nr
ll:f i>irnr ri. -i . . > ! . !
io th?- 1r ?>l 1 h i <' ( 11 ! J.-p.,rI: ()(]
*!,-!! I - ju.th'f i ???l imd rrcrjtp
|/-::cr* .u<?! , n
to the ( :! i !
St. . Z. A???J in" it ?ur.! < r nii'l'1!, I i
th^rr ?}iaJr h.-, i;; ! 1.*' :> c !7~ccr.
l<"> be a;?j> uti'' . ? ,i iji .! ul
lla T, V. i:'l t Ijl . 11! . ,"< 1 7 i | ? <11
to rrCV.Vi ,U t; 1:?-i J of >? ? *Ti.
tr^ii ! ? .<';< .1 ?? . !;:-. - n<} ?<? c !'?<i ti.?Ciil'-rCUsik
ot t? i'jtri;' I ; ? <>, t:? ...!
cavs cit:rin^r the rt*v <'i il.?
r, or u!.< n th*.? *%? ! j?rj:t?~ij?-! >>'.
liCrsUal! t**cainc Tacajjt, ii iri- ti?r rlnr,: *
and cumikIj <?f itw ? .it, and ?>f ttrr?.r?iv
book-, p jM-r*. machine, 1-. aint ail ifh
cr thin;* t?r oii?ii!i?j to the saiJ o?aco, ami
shall perform the duties of Coromiiw>iirr rhino;?
-uch racancy. And the s:id Ooronu*si>ocr
iua* al-o, with like npproral, appoint
an examining ch-rk. at an annua) >ahrj ot
fiaeen hufldft d dollar!.; two other cV.rkn at
t?ci?4" huif'ri ti ilt/Tnr* racb. onq ot wlifim
shall bt? a c<? ;*:c;it drn^htsmttn ; one other
clerk at ??n>- th u tti?l <in?Jaja; a machinist at
tw??lv?' hundred an'! I'l/rv dollarsatwi a o?e-i
.t ? n hiiiiiiretf-Hdoliare. 'r** i ?nd
Com an-.-io.ier, clerkr. Hiid >?!?. r pc.mn
appoint* d \ttri emptor; ?2 j.j *ui?i otli^ , ? n all
b? dnqiiiiihci and .. *rdic:*H from aeqqwin^
? - ' ?- ? in?-r during lli?
ur ?. o ? ? w? m . ?
rv ?v?d lot wiw.L th**v *5'" ' ' 'h- ir .ij?poiii{tr.?
u'. ? r? ?pectiri I), ?i'_> f ^1* ??t itiMvM, <!>
rceilv or indirectly, ?u .by patent (or an in*cnu?iii
or di<8cotcry wLich lias been, or may
htrc-fu-T be, granted.
Sr.f *1. A nd n further enacted, Thai
the s-.id prm< tjnl ?du?-?:r. and rrcrt otiicr person
.ip|>'!i;:?d in tin* said office, shall,
befoir IK! filters hjjiKj !?>r ?iti11?- > '?( hi# office
or apjxiintrnrni. im k'?* o:iih < affirmation,
truly ninl faithfully t>'\?<u;?' tin t ust commitird
:o him. And i!.?- said cornmissloiirr
and I lie I'liirl r !cr \ ?!*<?, ix-forc f nwring
upon their (Jul | ' H # Kl ? | ? * ?% I *, I' I f 11 J t ! s (Mill
f'jrctie# to the Trfnvm r of :L?* t nnru
the ftir.ii r i.i i . .tun ;< n t). -tlsand
dollar*. awl tli<- . rt? r. in ;h> ? t: ?? nj thousand
d??lhr-. w r,i r nli n r i r j trilt?
and li.i.'.iu' nr. n ?:.t to l.r i ?.r !,. % *ut o ? T
in tifijt I-. fji r ;: , , III 111 ,!! .* u i::ch
bo I?V thrin rr-|?? rt|it ,1 r< r. .*.<?} for duties
on ivHrnln, nd 4->r > ops. - <1 r?.? otdt? ntid
drawings and all ??{I?rr in received l?y
virtu? <>| slid otlirr
i c I And br )i further enacted. That
thr ?aid com in i *> loner ?iwan i ^ I in
be rnad" and prnrntrj for i)m: "aid office, wrtb
such d vico as tlx? Pre?rli m*?f tbr Ctntrd
Siajr^H annr .tr; and copir* of any re
cord*. U?-jk . [?a| T* or driwinp*,
to the -aid ?nd?. r the Mgnatureof tn?
?aid CoiiHiu-.-i<>ncT. or, when the officrshall
L?f? vacant, under ??*> y?pn.?;iiro ol <t?C chief
clerk, with t .e said ?.? ?! ?h*ll l?c competent
evidence m a'! ewe* in which the of*
gm.il records, book?, paper*t or drawing*,
couM l?e e\i'lrr>co. A-id an-, pcrsrtn tnaknt*
npplir.mnn there! r, tnvv harr. "crn(,Ad c<? rr
of '.?> rr rd-' ?!r" 'i's-, a:;*! o'. cr p*
|>ers deposited id said office, on poring for
jtlie written copies, the sum of leu cent*- for
Very p^e of one hundred word*; orsd for
'copses of doming*, the reasonable cspfcofeof
imaking' ihe same.
See. ft. Ard br it further enacted. Thai
all poiculs issuing from >aid office thai! be issued
in the name o| the L'nifd States, and
iiindcr the seal of said office, and l?e ?igned by
the Secretary of Stale. aiid'cotioterwgncd' by
thn t'ommissmttcr of satd office, and shall he
recorded, :o?v:b< r uifb the descriptions,
.-nccificaiions. and drawing. in lite sr.id ofiicc
I a ?
t:? hoc!:;* to hr k^pt fnr that pt:rjKfc>p Kvry
.stirh pau nt -dial? contain a ?!>orf description
or title of thr intention or dtfcrficrv, correctly
unites ling >,H n?iU?r?: and doign, and in ft*
term* ^rant to the applicant or applicant*. Ins
or tin tr !;c:c.?, .".tittum^'niiorj, cxtv,u!nrs, or
a-,-n.c, tof a term ttot exceeding I>ntrff9rn
;<nara, the full,and exclusive rijiu and h.Sefty
of making, using and vcndtu? u/xnhcrs to bo
nar-fl iho?=if} inrpnurm or flitcovrrr. tcfcrnuir
to the specification* for ihf pantculnni thereo.,
a cop* nf which shall be annexed "to the
patent. Rjd-r ii'r i:i2 w bat the patentee chirb* r.s
hi- hi\ oiiijoi) or disctwrj.
Si;? 0 And I?o it further oTiarjrrt. That
an) person or prr?r?n* Hiring dtvcowrtni. or
u?r?nied air. new ami useful art, run diinc,
nv?ntihirt::r?'. or com;*?-iti"n of matter, or
ai-v no it and useful i;nj?ro*ense:it, or any art,
fii*S?v.r fotniifacim-* ur roMln-'-ittrin of Rial
??*r, not J- ikjwh or u*oi hy otlw*r* I* foro hisor
thru d,vn f?t :nrru:iun thereof, and no*.,
.v, ?! e for a patent, id
r:::???r t: r iron v. t: h lu* councillor aii
v. ..urt*, .-,s ilje unentnr or dts^nvcrcr; and
dp-ira :o ol?r^.?ii %u c\clo<irc property
: r? in, i- ay application in uriwug to
iiu (v>r?rn?-. : .tt? r ofexpressing socb
3;ui ti.i- Comrniv'ioscr, 00 duo prt^
r 1 bid, mr.y grani .i pairnt ih'jHor.?
Km bcjorcany int rnior idvalf rrc'ivc a patent
:<?r ,v;v I. r.'.tV intention or ifi-cnvr-nr, DC
! ..!! (ja urnb*o dr.scri]>i.*oii of his invi
ti if i < r >'! rcrcty, end of "the manner and
; r.t. coutliuclin^, usw;* .and
< ;. : ; t!.r > ja.\ is: -uc!? full, clrnr and
. or; r. r, voiding unnccr.'nry prolixity.
: . i .1 .1 ( .! .itn " f-nn skilled in the art or
.. i . i , ..
";n in v. ,ii' it n 4j'j" iimn-, v? ?? ??!
in-i-L nr.;?!;. rwuocic*!. to ITttl'.o, COIJ<-:rnr:,.
o:??j>./or. 1 ar.i tt>* the Mine . .m ' in
I'iW'of t.u\ mach:::i-, cxpl ??n iho
jn .i:?J ;h?- <?-teral in *tiuch hrcnniTnjilntcsJ
tho aj^pli'caf'wn of that
[>ri:;r:j .n ,,r chiractcr Lv nlttcli ti mar hr
JIrum oil.' r itiT??nt;irti*> ; npti
haii ; artic.ilarh -}?cr lv ami imjisii mil ihr
pir*, -Mf, of rumiMtiftllo;,, wlllrh h**
cl imi - ,i"? in* own iiptuiMWi or liioruyrrtr I If
si.;|{, I'lrthr'-ruorr," accompany i!><* v. hole
wiili atiriu <>r dran uir%( .iinj ?v , i; t r*Trrr;j(
, _ ? li'-r l|-.c nature of the- C3?" admit*
?.[ i]; i ^ v. i;?i c uigmitf
!.!? ,:..J r>l )!.? r< 111 < I in3Ucr. 'tlTi*
c < ji: hi otniuit j tor th?* j'mrj?o'r <jl <: ??? :,n???m
?i>rm ii i: i ... si!i?*:i ?.r ditcovcrv K <?j it rn;pit
of w r , w jucii ?f? rrijdmrj? an ?
?ir tn ov liic invi-jiU* uuti
!., i u itbl-lifM in the I'.tfciit
< 'fl'too: 3:iii hijha/J moroorcr furbiiUi amotM
o: 1.1? invention. in clj ease* otitic!) admit of
r- prci^tiiaU'jn hy tnudrl, of % cnnTcmciit
*tw io exhibit adrftmagrouj'ly it* fvtPft!
pr:rt* Thr applicant *hsll alio make oitli
or aiSrmatinti that he iior* rrrily bcltere that
h- in lb** origiuaf and fin?t tnrcn or or orrrc-r
of the art, tnnrhine, romp *?:nur? or in>
pnnwuent. (or which ho ->?*.c?u a patent, and
11 Kit he dot'i tjoi bud or belfctc thai the
sarw uan. eter 'cforc icno?n dr owd. and
a No or what cenntv 1h? if a citizen, which oath
or ?lTtrrnatron mar be made belorr anj prjon
authorized lor hx to adiniooc r os'.h?.
Sj;c. i. And be it furlhrr enacted.
That, on the filing ?f any ?neh application.
description, and specification, and
ilir payment of tlic duly hurrimflfr proriilnl,
the Cnmmi*?tHiticr nhall make nr
cause lu he made, an rxariinaiom i?l t!?e
uHedged new intention or dUcnvcry. and
if, on Mtch examination, it nhall not appear
to the C-ommivsioner titnt the tame
find brrn invented or discovert d by any
other person in this rn-.rurv prior to the
alleged invention nr liorotrry thereof l?y
the nppliennt, or that it had been patented
or described in any printed publication in
tlii* nr any foreign country, f?r had been
in pubhe Ufo or on talc tritii the npplicnni'n
consent or allowance prior to I he
i.ppliration. it" the Coirniiksion< r shall
h ctn it sufficiently n-cfuJ and imprrutit,
it shall In- hi* doty la i*ntic a patent there
f'?r. Iltit \?Jn?uover. on nurli examination,
it ?!*- ?J? appear to tlircoruini* -ithat the
v? us nut i'jp original ami furl in.
rcnior ??r (iirrovr rt*r .hereof, or that any
part r( vthielt is claimed as nctv hml !?oIon*
brcn in\mud or discovered, or pa*
tented, or ilrtrribnl in n?y printed publication
in thin or any foreign country. as
aforesaid, ??r that tin' description is drfpeijrc
mnJ intniincicnt. lie shall notify the
nnlirunt t!i?re,,f. chine |?irr. hri* fly.
***r ~
-jsurl' ml'irn tiii >u ami rt ferenro nr mav
;l?c n*cf?ii in of the propriety of ro?
jurwing hfs application, or nltrring hi*
spvriftrAlton to'erj.brncr only j'. : part <W
'fl?r invention or ?fi*rnrery uiiir.ii \? ne*r.
; in ory mtcii rsrr. if the applicant ftinII
>frrt (< withdraw hi* npplionifon. rolinrjt?i?!?ir.?
hi* claim to the moth!, l:c tmnll
he entitled t?? rrcrire hnc!t twenty dollar*,
, port o> the iltily required by tlii* art. on
fili i" a nnjirc >n vnrting of #?c?t election
* ? ^rr. 3 << r*v 1/ which, rcr
I>y the Commissioner, shall be a
( .-.ifficicpt 'warrant tor the'Treasurer for
| paying back In the saLVup^icant the said
sumrtf tit en;y dollars. But if the appli-,
'^ani in Ftrch cn?c shall persist in h?Ve!aitfi
t?-r a patent, nilli or tvithoui any altera*!
! linn of hi* specifics I ion, he shall be
?I - mnl-? ^1> nr sffirmulnn itnoarJ
J llli'M 41# l/Hini */?.!?" ?
; in manner ns aforesaid. And if the *p?-j
'cincation and clnini shnll not hare hocn J
^o.ih'fltliiied w, ir? the opinion of ihrCnm-j
tniivtfif?ncr. ^ltall anli'.le the applicant to a
>patcnt. hcmi?j% on appeal, ?nd upon re-!
'fjacst in writing. hnvo thfi d*fi?h?n of a]
I hoar J of examiner*, to Lr r?>n?po*cd of'
lhr?*ett;?iiMerri'.rd p?P?ons, whoduHbeap*]
.pointed for that pnrpnsc hp the Secretary!
- ' ' ? ? > .? L I.I
. ul .^tnte. nrtf ?>j wnorn 31 ium iv g? encc-.
, ted, if practicable nnd cnnrcniciil^. for his
; knowledge ami skill in the particular arl?i
innv.nfaclarc, or branch of science to
, which ihc alleged invention appertains;'
j who shall be under oath or nfurronlioo for
the faithful wi:d impartial pcrfwtr.ancr of
, flic duly imposed upon thrm by said ap->
. p ?intn;cnt. Said Unnrd sbnll hr furnished ^
}?ilJ> a cert ideate in writing, of the opinion*
and decision of the Conniii**ionrr. stating;
particular grounds of his .objection,
t a ail the par.: or pans of the invention
which hr considers as nut entitled to be
Ipatontvd. Ami die snid board shall pi re
reasonable notice to the applicant/at w cH
a* ?o tire Commissioner, of ihc time and'
i place of their meeting, that thrr niajr
l\?rr . an opportunity of furnishing thcfci j
u i:h such facts and evidence as they
deem necessary to a just decision; and'p,
^ >11 r>?* 1K1. of ihn roffimiirian<>r b!
litrittftii to the board of examiners such ife>.
, formation a< he may pos?c;v? relative |0
the matter under their consideration.^'
, :Vnii on an examination and constdcralicpl
I of flic matter by surh beard, it shall be '
in their p??er, or of a niajority of then,
'to rr\nr*c the derision of the Cornmht.#i
?ner, either in whole or in part, and
tlicif opinion being certified to the Cmnoti?ainnrr.
he ?hali be gnrrrned tlirrcl^iT
in the further ftroro?'diurs to be had on
>':rii application: Provided, fioicmr, Thai
ibefore a board -hall be in?tiiulcd in ?i)J
"Uch ease, the applicant shall pay to l?it&
> credit of lite Treasury, as provided hi
the ninth section of this aef, the aunt f
twi tity-lirp dollar*. and each nf said per- <>nk
ho appointed hhall be entitled to
ri jvc for his serrirc* in each ease, a sunt
.... ?# iti.llnra In lil? il^lor.
nunc! nntl by il?r ('"riimisMonrr out
?>f any rrfthfr* in lii?t ii.iml#, which
be ni lull rt.uijunt?n?nui lo lhr |>crK>hi
uho i,;v? be cppnirtml, f-?r their t xatnir.u'
tbm mitl certificate aforCMiil.
. b- Ami be it further cnsrtrcl.
That whenever on application boll be
' ? r>ImhI tt-Ki^ii ?M I lf.7 r f if>lllfl
IIJVUIVJ ?VI (I |>>|U III MIIIVMI til ? .......
f l!iC Colli mi Soulier. n-nnM Inurfrre
vv ith other Cor which nn application
may l>o j?? t.'Urie. or with nny umxI*
r?"l J stent uliirlt ?h*?H hnrc heeti grnn-j
ted. it 1h- the duty of ihc Commit-,
s tuner ;o giro notice thereof to such ?pl>liran:?,
or patentee*, a* the ease tr.nv i c;
and if either shall he dissat'sfo d with the
' drcision of the Commlm toner on the question
of priority of right or inrcntion, on'
t I.raritij thereof. he may appeal from
iiirh i!< r is ton, on the lit n terms and eon't!i'|??o?
?? are provided in the preceding
M*r(i<>rt of tiiis act; ami ihc like proceedings
shall be hod, to determine which or:
; whether cither of th? applicants iscpti-f
lied to reeeirc a patent as proved for.?
ii<it nothing in tliia act mniaitiot! *hali l??
' roix'.rucd ( > lirprire an orifin.il ami t>u?*
' In?-rr.:?-r of thr tijhi to a patent tor hi* in'
umion, f:r re .am in of hi? having prerimii;lv
ijscn out letters patent therefor in a
I foreign country, and the same {taring hern i
" " * # M!- ! ?.l -
published. at any lime urtinin six mmunx
j'ne\i preceding ihc filing of bin spcrificnnnd
drawing. And whcnercr the apj
pJirnnt shall request it, ihc patent *hn|l
talc dale from the (line of the filing of the
, specification and drawings, n?l hutvrver]
I exceeding six months prior to lit' actual
i?*uing of the patent; and on like requests
jand thr payment of ihc duty herein rc-i
quired. by any applicant, his specification
and drawing* idi&H be filed in the secret
! arcltivrs of the ofiirr until he shall furnish
the mode! and the patent he issued, not
'exceeding the lortn of one year, the applicant
being entitled lo notice ol interfering
applications.
? Hue. 0. And be it further enacted. That
)br|ore any pplication for a patent fhall|
He considered by the Commissioner as
. aforesaid. ihe applicant shall pay iolo the
(Treasury of the United States, or intoi
j the Patent Office, or into any of the dejio-j
jslte banks to the credit of the Treasury,;
(if he be a citizen nf the Untied States, or j
an alien and aliall bavo been resident in [
I the United States foroneyc?r* next pre?j
!ceding, and ?hall bare msde onth of hi*
(inu nii ?n to become a citizen thereof, the!
't.M.iof !hir1\ dollar*-, if a suhjeci of the ;
hiagol (Jrcnl Hrilain, tlic* miiti of
hinuhrd dollars; and nil other persons the
?nai of three hundred iloliar?; for w hich
| payment dupljente receipt*; shall be taken,
{one cf which to be filed in the nflire of
Jibe Treasurer. And the money ? renived
, jinio the Treasury under this net, tdiall coni
Intitule a fond for li?e payment of the tala*
> r:?f1 < f the officer!) and rlcrks herein prov
!' ! r?r. ->nd all othrr expenses of ?he
Patent Office, and to be called tbe patent
fond. * - * - :
Sr.c. 10. And be it furtbnr, enacted,
7bat where any.person maiic, or
lisve nrnde; any new invention, disCoVjbrr*
or iaprnrenicnf, on account of
\rbich* patent might by riflue of ifiia net
'be granted, and"such person shall die-be'fore
any patent shall be granted'therefor,
the right of applying fut# nod obtaining
such patent shall devulre on the executor
or administrator of 50rb,person, .-in Irtisr
for the brirs at low oflhe deccAscd, in
raKr he shall bare died intestate; bril "if
olhoFV. i<r, then in trust for bis dceisres,
in a* full and aiVTp'c manner, end tinder
flic same condition's, limitation*; and restrictions,
is the same was held, or might
heve been claimed nr rniovod bv such
person In hi* or her1 lifetinip: and trhtn
application lor a patent shall bc'ntarfe by
tneb Icjra! representatives, die oath or.affirmation
provided in "the sixth section-of
this act, shall be m varied as to be applicable
to them. '
t See* J I. And ho it farther enacted.
That ever) patent aball be asSjgn&ble. in
ht*r either a* to the irhole interest, or any
t:ndit jded part thereof, by.any instrument
in writing which alignment, and also
every nrant and conveyance of the exclu*
ftivc fight coder any p.ilent. to make and
nac, and to grant to ethers to moke and
a*c, ilie thing,patented r.ithin and through-,
out any specified part or portion of the
United State*, shall he recorded in the
Pal on: Office within three months from
the execution thereof, for wliich the assignee
or grantee shall pay to the Commissioner
the sum of three' dollars. .*
Sac. 12. And be it forther enacted,
That any citizen of the TJuiu-d States, or
then who shall hare been resident in the
United State* una rear nest preceding, and
jchairbnrc made oath of hi* intention t*?
bwottir citizen thereof, who aifall have
invented any new art, machine, oRimpre**
incnt thereof, and shall desire further time
to mature the name, may, on paying to the
credit of the Treasury, in manner ?* provided
in the ninth acetton of this act, (he
sum of twmty d dlars, file in die Patent
.Ofliee a caveat, setting forth the design
qA<Tpurpose then of, and its principal and
duiiogutftliing cbarncteriatirs, and preying
protection of hU ri^hi, liii lir ?iiall have
ma. n red hi* invention; nhich aum of
twenty dollars, in n*o the person filing
stieh ravea 1 shall afterwards take ont a V?
tent f?>r the invention ihtrvin mentioned,
*1mH b* MMu?ul?*re<l a port of the sum herein
rcquin d fur the miuq. And such carrot
shut! be filed in the ronfidentiil or*
chivc* of the ?.fii?e. nn?i preserved in secrecy.
Afi'i if application shall be inaHe
by ary other person within one year from
the time ??f fi.ing ??iirh rjerat, for a patent
of any invention ?ruh wf.i- Ji it may in any
? ? ?* ? :< ?.!. -.11 i.rt IIIM linn* t\f
rrn|*n 4 nnni' M ? ?.. M. ?% -.-v. ? ?w,
lh?- <-< ???<uij??inn?ri t?? dcpoviic ihcdtscrip*
tion, ?pi, id caucus, drawings, and model
In *hc confidential archives ??f the otfice,
and to give notice, br mail, to the person
filing the rarest, of such application who"
ah all, within three months after xeecirng
(he notice, if he would aenil himself of
th?* benefit of In* carrat. file Ida deacrip
lion, iprciurmiunt, Iirnw aim hmiuvi,
ondif, iu die opinion of lire Comminsiott*
er? the specifications of claim interfere
with each other, like proceedings may be
; bad in all respects as are in this act pro!
riiled in the case of interfering 'applies*
1 lions: Prvtidcd, Mctcrrcrt That no opinion
or decision of any board of examiners,
under the provisions of this aet,^ shall pre--1.
nith.nn inlvrollrj If* fllVnP nf Or
I mill u 11 T llkisut! I > '
against ihc validity of any patent which
ho* bren or may hereafter be granted, from
the right to conical ihc ntnc in any judicial
court in any action in which it* validity
may cnmc in question.
Sre 13. And he it further enacted,
That whenever any patent which has
hcrrtoforo been granted, or which shall
hereafter be granted, shall he inoperative
ov invalid, by reason of a defective orinsuJlicicnt
description or specification, or
by reason of the patentee claiming in his
specification as his owu invention, more
than he had or shall have a right to claim
as new; if the error has, or shall have
: arisen by inadvertency, accident, or mistake,
and without any fraudulent or deceptive
intention, it shall be lawful for
) the Commissioner, upon litc surrender to
him of such patent, mid the payment of
'the further duty of fifteen dollars, to
cause a new patent to ho issued to ihcttaid
' 1? ?? ? I'm fnr iko
IHIYCIHOI, |Ur IflC snmu laiviiMiuui ?v? tv
Ircxiduc of (lie period tlicn unexpired for
| which tho original patent wns granted, in
accordance with the patentee'* corrected
description and specification. And in
ease of his denth, or any assignment by
hint made of (he original potent* a similar
right shall vent in his executors, administrators,
or assignees. And t!io patent.
?n re-Issued, together with the corrected
description .and specifies lion, shall
hare the same effect and operation in law,
on the trial of action* herenrtcr c??tn|
menccd for causes subsequently accruing.
I as though the snmo had been originally
hied in such corrected form, before the is4
'suing of the original patent. And whenc
- ?-- A ti l. - ;rnn<
jvcr Use original patentee sunn u?- ...
J of l<<r dr^rription nn<l speci<iralion
of *nv new improvement nf the o:??nal
(invention or dwcortiy; jtofcahatt fay*
been inrcnted nr discovn^Lliy jiipi,eqbs
sequent to the date of hjs patem,mty
, ii k?> prortctiiii'Tfi btnnfr had ittalhrcupect*.
< as in ilic case of original applicationsand
j on the-paryeflentof fifteen dollar*, ay here.
in before pro Vided, have the *?ne<roi>?*cd
(ti> the original clesrripiiorr and spectfjee,
liofa;- and the CoroniisMOOer sbali
Ton lhe tiiargm of such annejed-jptriprion
ami ?peci5ration,. the timjfof its
being anuexed and recorded;
, 311*11 nil I Ifl i !?.? HI1TT I III I [mm
l^r, to ail intent* and purposes aiMhmrgil
jit !?a<i l>cfn embraced in tbaoriginefjift* *
scripUon and specification. * -. .-.J|
Skc. 11. Ami fe it; farther ciwctet!,
jThai whenever," uj aW anion for damage*
for T?rhing, "sing, ,6i selling the thing
(whereof the csc?u5i ve right is secured by
j patent heretofore granted, or by!"any* pa-'
j tent (tiHeh/majr hereafter be-^ranted, a
i verdict shall he rendered fur the plaintiff
j m aucfi. action, il shall he in tiic power of
J the court to render-judgment for any sum
j above (be amount fount? br such verdict
as (he actual damages sustained by tho
! plaintiff, not Exceeding three tjmiy %e
'amount thereof, according to the eirebnj'-.
stances oi the case, with costs; and such
damages may be reentered by action oto
' the case, in any court of co tape lent jurls'
L^4L?k..|ii in.1 ik, Varna ' av~
UaGMUflt W UC UiUUJUt ill v >H<i .^a *
names of the person or personsiatetested,
f '.rbe!her a5 patentee, assignee?,.
grantees of lite oxciuat ?e n'got nritbfn and
tbrunghout a speeded pari cf the Untied
Stales.
? Src. 15. And be it further cnaeicd,
That" the defendant in any sweh ection
shall be permitted to plead the general time,
and to give thisact andanjr special
matter jmj evidence, of which notice jn
. writing may have been given to the plain-tiff
or bis attorney, thirty days before
trial, 'tending to prove thai the description
and specification filed by- plaintiff *
dor* not coQltin we wtiuie iruui rcu?i*D
tohis iurenliuo or dwcotery, or (btit
roouinr more (ban in necesrsaryto produce
the described /fierf; which concealmr.,t
pr* addition fully appear to
Ii?*o bvfin made for the purpose _?-fdoccicing
the publie. o.r thai'the patentee
vas.not the ?>ri^in*iT and first invrntor or
discoverer of the thins patented, or of a.
substantial and material pari thereof
churned as new, or that it had been described
in some public t^ork anterior tcr
the auppostd discorcry thereof by tho
jmumce, or had been fn public uiOi ?r oh
talr with ll?c cooscrt oad allowance of
the before hia application for a
potent, or thai he Ksdaarrcpauodsly or
, niijurtly obtained tiie patent for lliat which . .
arai in fact inrerrted or discovered by anothci.
who was nainp reasonable diligence
in adapting, and perfecting the same; or
that the patentee, if an alien at the time
jL* -? ? ?-? - t?il ftllftit nmt
I fir Jin (I'll ft N M9 |^i?iW??w
neglected for the 5pace of eighteen months
from the date, of the potent, to put and
continue on sale to the public, on reasonable
terras, die invention or discvery'for
which the patent issued; and whenever
' the defendant relies in-his defence on the
fact ?.f a previous invention, knowletfi^p,^
or use of die thing patented* lie shall
slate, in his notice of special matter, the names
and places of residence-of thofo _
whom he intends to provfc to ha?e pos- .
tested a prior knowledge-of the thing,
oml where the same had been used: in.
either of which cases judgment shall be .
rendered for the defendant,' with costs: ,
JVvridnd, Aeawrr, That whenever ilahal I "
Mit.r.?inr;iv snnoar that the DO lent CO. |fv
^ _ 9 - the
lime of making liis.appJicationfor thepi
ten t, believed himself 10 be the fin)
invrnior or discoverer of the thing p$&
tented, tie same shall not be heldtolfo
void on account oC the invention or discovery
or any part thereof having been before
known or used in any foreign eoou!ry,
iinot appearing that the same or any
substantial part thereof had before been
patented or described in any printed publication.
Andprotidtd, (dsn, Thai whene- ?
rer the plaintiff shall fail to sustain hie'
action on the ground that in his specification
of claim is embraced more than that
of whirfi he was the first inventor, if it
shall appear that the defendant bad used or
tinlatcd any part oi me invention jubuj
and truly specified and claimed as netr, it
ahull be in the power of lb* court tbad'
judge and award a* t?? coats as may-appear
tp I>f* jli?l and equdoblc.
j St;c. IG And beij further enneteJ, That
wlreneter ?bcre eliall be two interfering patent*,
or u hencrer a patent on application
shall hate been refused on. an 'adeems dccis
Son of a board of examiners, on the ground
j that the patent applied for would interfere
j wnh an unexpired patent prenmisly granied,
i any person interested in any *ucb patent, ?i>?
; (her by assignment or otherwise, in the one
(Case, and any such applicant in tbc other
case, may ho re remedy by bill m equity; and
the court hating cogawance thereof, On no
t? j
i 'ice lo adverse panics ?inu wirthuc fnuvwu
j ing* had, may adjudge and declare cither the
'patentsvoid in the whole or io part, or inoperative
and invalid in any particular part or
j portion of the United Stat**, according to the
I interest which the parties to such suit may
| possess in the patent or the inventions paten j
ted, and ntty al*o adjudge lhatstich applicant
I n?? entitled, according to the principles nud