The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-09-10
CAaDEN, R0lANA sEFFEM BER 10 lss6.z

ER 10, 1876. ).
patent Office, and to be called the patent
fuuI. s.s@. -
SEC. 10. And he !. II further ! enscterl.
That where any person hail, mule, or
sEalI Have made, anv new invention, dis
|eossry,sors improvement. on account. Of
wbichss ps,en, mishtby virtue Of this &c,
be granted, and sucl, person:sh die~be-
fore any paientsl,an be granted therefor,
tho right af aPplying for. and obtaining
'sacl patent shall desolye on the; executor
or administrators Of such, person, I'M trllst
FOR thc bcirs at .gIaw of The deceased, ~
ease lc shall lave died sintcsiatc; but II
otherwise. then in.,rusl Tor his dcrisres,
in Us full and ample manner. and 0nder
the same condi.ions, limitations, and re-
ssric,ions, as The samcwas held. orr might
have .tren claimed or cnjpyed by such
person in his or her. lifetime; and swhs n
application for patent shall be made by
surh legal representatives., re Tire OATH .af-
firmation provided in the sixth sccifUn nf
this ac,, si.all be 50 varied as 10 be apPii-
cable to lhcn,. fs-s. -, =: :. :
. SEC. II. And be IL further enacted.
That ever, patent shall be assignable in
-law,.ri,tcr as to tho whole interest, or any,
undivided part l,ereol. b.. any instrument
in writing; which assignment, and also
esery essnt and convey ancc Of the excia.
size right uudcr any paient. 10 make aad
use, al,! 10: :grantto c!hcrs TO- make end
ssc.. The ,bina patented within and ,hsoush-
90, any specificdpnrt or Povtion Of The
United ss,a,cs, shall be recorded in the
Puien,: Office within three months from
the execution iilcrrof. for which The as
asnce or eraniee shall nay ID :hc Com
missioner The sum OF three dollars. e =. y
: SEC. I2. And be il further enacted,
-TLa. ony citizen Of the Uuiicd Siases, or
sslen who shall Iiavc been resident IN the
United States one year -nex, preceding. and
shall. have made oath Of his intcn,ion IN
become citizen ,hercof. who slia!l have
Invented any new art. machine. nriuprcvye.
mcnt tbercuf. ond shall desire furthc. lime
to mature The same. may..on paying 10 The
credit Of the Treasury. in meunrr Is pro-
.idctl 10 the ninth section nj this act, the
sum Of stw. MY liars, file in The Patcn,
Office y caveai. setting forth the design
md purpose thereof. and It's principal and
Distinguishing CHARACTERISTICS. und praying
protection Of his risi,,. I'LL iir s'asi hase
r,a;ured his invention; which sGm Of
twenty dollars. in case the person hiing
snch raveai shall afterwards take on, pa,
ten, for the iny eniion ,hcrsin mentioned,
.l.slIb be eaas;l~sed part of The sun, here
in required Cor ,Lc, sane. And such ca
vra, shall be fiic.l in ihc. confidential az.
chivcs or the Office. and preserved in Sc
crrcy. Anl ii application shall be made
by AIRY other person within ono year from
The time If fling such 6arca:, Tor patent
of nnv Invention @slh which is may IN any
rr.rrri ,n,crfrTc. il shall ic ,hc duty Of
,hc Commissioned {" hrpo,i!c ihc drscriP-
,iuD, spc ciGcahrrs. drawings. aud model
IN thc confidential archives "f ,hc office,
and 10 give no:icc. by mail, 10 the person
filing tho earcal, OF such application who
shall, within three months after receiving
The notice, if hc would avail himself OF
tho bencfi, of his cavca.. filc his tlescrip.
tion. specifications, drawings, and model:
and iE, in the opinion Of The Commission
er, the specifications OF claim interfere
with each other. like proceedings may be
had in allrespce,s as arc in this act pro.
vilcd in Tho case Of interfering supplicn-
lions: Prceiasd, 1aeerr, Tha, no opinion
or decision Of any board OF examiners.
Under the provisions Of this aets shall pre-
clutic any person interested in tnsor Of or
gains, tho validity Of eny patent which
bus been or mny hereafter be granted. from
the rish, 10 comics, the same in any judi
eial court in any action in which It's VALID.
" may come in question.
Src IS. And be It further enacted,
That whenever any patent which hos
heretofore been granted. or which shall
hereafter be- granted. shall be imperative
or invalid, BY reason Of defective or in-
sufficient description nr specification. or
by reason Of the ratcn,ce cla,mins in h's
specification as his own invention, moro
lI,au he had or shall haze righ. to- clam
as new: il the error has, OF. shall have
arisen by inadvertcucy. accident. or mis-
take, and WITHOUT any fraudulent or de-
ecptirc- intention. il shall be lawful for
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