The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-03-26
INSTRUCTIONS
To PATENTEEs, AND OTHERS.


|. Caveats Cdveat papers cannot I'M
der any circumstances be Withdrawn from
the office, nor undergo any alteration af'
ter the have been once filed.
2. Additional papers relating to the In
vention may be admitted under the same
lie, the date of The reception OF such pa
pers being noted.
5. In case of fling papers additional to
an original caveat the right to notice OF
such papers expires with the caveat; and
any additional papers, not relating TO the
invention as first caveated, are not entitled
| to notice.
A. Caveat papers once filed cannot be
inspected by the caveator, nor any other
persons than those duly authorized by law
to examine such papers,
= 5. The caveator, or other person pro-
perIy authorized by him. may at any time
obtain copies of caveat papers at the usual
rates.
6. II is desirable that caveats should be
explicit as 10 the character and features OF
the observation-disclosures suitable drawings
or sketches, and model If convenient.
The caveat fails OF its purpose, when the
invention is not explained.
Z. Models are always retained by the
Office.
8. Applications are examined in the or
der OF their reception but every applca-
ton before the examiners will bring up
for action any other cases belonging 10 the
same class, which may at that time be
before the office.
9. Rejected applications may be recon.
sidered al the request of the applIcant,and
explanations, whether verbal or in writing
may be- at any convenient time received
by the examiners; but final action upon
such cases cannot be had until they
come up in their turn as cases presented
anew.
10. In case specifications and drawings
should be found defective, they are return
ed to the applicants with instructions 10
amend. When returned 10 the office they
are again examined, the examination in
such cases taking precedence ofal new ca
ses on hand at the time OF their reception.
But if on such examination 1t should be
found that the instructions TO amend have
been dsregarded, or DOT properly attended
to, the plpers are again returned 10 the ap>
p!icant and upon their second return to the
Office, the examination OF such papers is
DELAYED until all the business on hand at
the time of their reception is disposed OF.
II. When papers are thus returned
TO applicants for amendment, should they
find il necessary or deem it important
to prepare a new document in order to
make suitable amendments, The original
papers must be returned to the office, TO-
gether with The amended or mew papers,
otherwise examination upon such cases
will be delayed until the original papers
are received by the Office.
IL After an application has been
examined, no alteration made in the char
acter of the invention can be considered
under the same fee; but such al
terations will require separa ate fee, pa
pers &C., before examination can be
had.
IS. In general if any addition is to
be made to an invention duly before the
office, or any change in its character
the applicant must withdraw and file his
application anew.
ID When an application has been fl.
naUq decided, the office will retain the
original papers, allowing the applicant to
obtain copies thereof.
EDMUND BURKE,
Commissioner Of Patents.