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:Pawn~ Appllcation ~erial No. 588,344 

Confidential 

Queey • Should " pawnt be permitted. to 1.sue on '118 &bo"8 11.ppUcaUon ? 

Reaaon• In '!'he Att1rma'\l w. 

(aJ 

{b) ~ Pre"f8nte ~he ~rt\nt of pAten,8 to o~hftrs for 'he 

nRMe subject natter 1.e. beoOl!lf!e J)f\rt of prior 

ay\ ~inst l~ter 1nven,!on~ or aillil&r nR.,ure. 

2. Protection ot 1n'fan">r•' righ~e. 

5. tJpholda ihe principle reoosnbed ~ GongnH And estn'blhhed 

'b1 Act ot 1883 anended 1928 • 

. · !bi• Aot l\U\horilea .... Jle· grani ot Pfl~n'\e to ot'tioen . Md :•111>101911 of the oo...,rnmen, without pa,_n't ot tee•~ ~·.a.,o. -· · · 

ft. Aban4omaent ·Of tbe abow )Jft'en" A}:)J)lioBiton in'fOlTel tbe 

rilb'• ot '\he llftM 1n'ftft'\or · 1n ho o\her caMa• \o'h or •blob •'boOJ 

OlONlJ re}.l\\e4 p:rtno1Pl••· fhi• would MM '\he lOH tn '\he Go'ftl'ftlillnt 

ancl to ·th9 in•entor of .»A'91R pro'9otlon upon '\'he 1r11'bJeat •·Her ot, all 

'three or.se1. 

Peclassified and approved for release by NSA on 11-1'8-2013 pursuant to E.O. 1352§ 

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e. Aba.nd.ODl!leflt or 'bft.8iC ~typliCA,ion. abo'ftt iden,itiad. ln79 

open tl\fl ftald or in'tent ion \o non--g<>'Y8rl11118nt 1n'8reata 'to obtldn 

pAtents 10 ihA exnlu81Gn or thie Go"8r.J91811~'• rtghta. 

Under t;hese a1rcurit1'iruioes, the Gt>"'IP.rnMM (WM' Dapl\rtnent) 

wonld n<.1t be enti Ued t<l notice Non '\hft Pft-t,41n~ orf':l~e f'I~ ~be !'111116 

ot ft patent appllCft.t\on DJ other•. '!'hue. 1' wlJQ).d 'be possible for 

prt'ft\'M 1nt9"1t'te to tne. 1t1"XI the Mtu.Rl 1ttntlftl'ln8 of " pf\t&n' would 

be the firl9t n,,uoe to the Go'ffrnnant or outRtde acrU.tU••· ~ 

relf\11 Une dlmdw.:rtnge would be two-fold 1 

(A) It wemlrt 'hen be to() l~te tn o'h'f11tte '1l8 effect ot 

p1ibl10R·Uon 111.n<t ditmloiro.re w the world Ae n.n ina1dent to the 

~.nt of. sii.eh "' tm'ent : 

(b) Aitimll1llf: tlmt the Go't'firn.1ont woulrl wish to im't up 

a prior clnin nnd nek f\S frt.r A.8 po•u!!lble '\o 1n•l1dfl'8 mmb 

a p1ttent, l~l M?t 4.nn could not be M.11ftd tt!lon mi ft.bruu\ona4 

pr.\on'\ nppl1cn'\1on. '!'he tUinr. of' B11 en'Urel;y new f\]JJ>li~f\'Uon 

wonl" be 11809HAJ7 to "9t UJ> Rn interte:renoe p:rnc.eding in ~hft 

Patent ritt!oe agt\1nst 1mob a pr1Tt\tel~ mmed ~unt. which would 

r,1'99 M op')'>Or'\uni'\7 on the '!)".rt of the O}l'POB1tir, 1n'\erest• holrt111(:' unoor Pid }'f\tent to inwke the doctrine ot lepl ea~oppel 

.ui wttll l\t'I other dAt'en•• ~.lnl'ft '\he (;c,wrnnttn11. 

6. '!'he effect R.B a precedent ot ffll*aB'•int llA1d AJ>l>licatioJl 

and thfl relAied applto~Unne au~' .._ 0&111t'ully oonl'Jidered. ~ inportl\.'l<'lO ot 'thh :pain~ rJl\;f be qualified or lessene<l BOl!l8WllA\ ~ 1'he 

confJ!dernUon 'hnt e11tch cn.88 BUet nlwa~s be decided on Ua own A&rUs; 

'but the cHIJl\d"l1Vlt~~ee to the Go"ternnen'\ l"lic'h' out-wtt.h the ad-m.n'tage• 

'• Reasons In 'fhe 1!af;!t1w. 

l. &toreo;y. '1"he ls9'UADC9 or a })'\ten'\ would 'bit equi-1.ent 

'to dieolnmU'e of in'fention to 'he world. I\ ai~uae'tft.M• which nieht 

be e:te•r1.1wntal to the :na'\iOMl detenm1 ( BP.e Hr. Pried""'11' • llftl'IOr'IUldull 

B-1 ). 

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2. ~ 1.nforr11ttion corTcunicn.~ttd by the ftrt\nt o·· a pR.tel'lt "°'114 

partllU a tore!p So'ftt~nt to adapt and 1198 "'8 ln"NDUon, thu8 gl•lllS 

a potent1f\l enetq in UrMI ot peaoe the opportunl V to W\ke UM ot an 

1n•'r'JrQelt'\allt1 which lll«h' baoose a "llHtul wa1>0n 1n t1"" of WAI'. 

3. In Ume ot peace there 1• no pro.,ie1on of law b1 whlob nn 

inwnUon ot 'hie nature lun1DB particular lnportAnoe to ti'9 Oo'mrm.n\., 

aa1 'be kept 88Cre' tor fill lndet1n1te period., An4 wblch "'t '\he !W'Mt '1• 

would afford. p&\en" pro\ec'Uon both to '\he Go'f0rt111Mmt an4 to the tnwrt\or. 

WhfL t 1• known f\11 the"1'hree YeR.l" Rule.. 1• ln.oked In som 

caee•, but thh -.ltoa 1'\ rut0•••J7f to!' the 1nftntor to f\iWl!Jt 

h1rnselt o! h1A U\le And ownerah1p ln ta.or ot '\ha Gowrnnent. 

He:finc done so, "11 of hh r1r,lr\•• 'that is to 91\'3 hilt cosiere1al 

rie-hta A.re Aea1gned \o M ottioer of ~· Gowrwnt and a llJ?!Dial 

aot or Ooyn•• wou~d 'be nrg,_ul~-~~~~!9 1nwnwr Ana 

''1lu re-poa••• hi.II of hie cwroi&l rlSh••• -- - ~ tw.'\ ot Oc'°'ber 6• 1917, :teereoJ 1• pmYlded tor in tim 

of war but \his ao'\ doea not ft'!'J>lY tn \1• of peace. 

I'\ 11>mul.d be 'mrittrs'\ood ~fi\ '\he f\°bo'ffl lclon\U"ied imtftm tf'l>Ucation. Ferl"l !'fo. 688.~ M.e 'been held Tinder in11!1'9naton ~ tm Pated 

Ottice At ~ lnatano• of \he ~teni~ ~..c,1on ot the H!8"f'l ~,.orp•. and ae 

thh ca• now .w.d•. "he 'ti• tor action on the PAr1 of '\he atw11197 n- preeen~inc '\be GownMent RJ1d 'he 1n~tnre •ill exptre 'Mru"ch 21.., lt:W.. 0

t 'dll bft d1tt1ouli io secure a tunher 1>0•~nt. wUhou' ln,..11111 

tlle "'lhree Yeu Rule tf abo• 111811't!one49 which pror.et'ture tt is tleeire4 to 

aYo14 ln 'fift of 'the olaJeeUou allow expla tne4 ln oonnaotton w 1th tlllD 

ci\&~ion of 1!&14 ~·· 

'rbe foregoing h imlnit'ted ns a cont1den'Ual 118n1Dl'Nld1a for 

con&idere.Uon in oonneo"\ton with a prot>Oead a.AO~IMlt• ot l(r. Willi,.. 

r. P'rt•dMan here'o "''\Acbed. 

All oorre8J)ond.enoe 1111 re'\urned herewith. 

Charle• A. Rowe. 

h'8nta ~ecuon. 81Bnal OorJ>9