The national whig., 1847-06-28
TO INVENTORS.
PATENT AGENCY
Washington City, G.
FORMERLY OF THE PATEN'
WILLIAM P. ELLIOT, :

"a OFFICE.
THE SUBSCRIBER, for more than twenty years
j connected with the Patent Office and for many
years official Surveyor Of the City Of Washington,
bayine relinqaished all business connected with his
Architectural, Engineering, and Surveying depart
menls in order 10 devote his whole time and a,en-
tion to the service of Inventors Paentees, and per-
sons interested in Patents, and To establish pcrma-
nent Agency at the Seat OF Government for the use
aud benefit of that important class Of the conmuni
y, offers his services 10 all persons desiring make
inquiries respecting the originality Of Inventions and
Discoveries, and the practice obtaining Patents IN
the United States, and relating to all kinds Of bus
required 10 be transacted at the Patent Office
such as making searches, and preparing papers and
drawings for applicants for Patents, Caveats As.
signments, Agreements; amending Rejected Claims,
and presenting them for re-examination; attending
TO Appeal Cases, Interfering Applications, and draw
ing up papers relating thereto, and to taking ev-
dence respecting the originality Of Inventions. He
will also attend TO making out petitions for the
issuing, renewal, extension, and restoration OF lost
Patents; apply for Withdrawals and for Patents for
Additional Improvements and Designs; make Dis
chalmers, and procure copies of Patents, Deeds,
Drawings, &c, and have them recorded. He will
also superintend Commissions for taking testimony
relating to Patents, to be used in the United States
Courts in the several States. He will likewise at
tend TO the dlawing Of Bills in Equity in cases Of
Appeal, AMI attend to the cases at court; TO giving
opinions on the legality Of Patents granted aud Is
gal opinions on all other poiuts touching Patent
cases to furnishing copies OF decisions points Of
law relating hereo 10 explaining the practice Of our
courts in deciding Patent cases and to all business
Of legal character relating to Patents In the dis
charge Of the above named duties, the subscriber w
be assisted by gentlemen Of the highest legal attain
ments, and by artists Of the first emnerce.
Tho Subscriber having iduring tour through Eu-
rope) made arrangements with able and responsible
Agents in LoNDoE and PARIS, will attend to the
procuring Of Patents in ENGLAND and FRANCE, and
will explain the practice Of procuring patents in other
Pofeign Countries.
The undersigned offers his services to Agents and
Applicants for Patents residing out Of Washington,
whose cases may have been rejected at the Patent
Ofes on account of defective claims, or the misap-
prshepsion Of the Examiners, arising from obscure
descriptions. 10, such cases he will make the re-
quirsd examinations and personal applications, and
necessary amondments to the papers. His long ex-
periencc in this branch Of the business will enable
him TO give satisfaction When il Is known that
many Of the rejected claims might be carried through
the Office successfully, if properly presented and OK
paine the importance Of this blanch Of the Agency
will Be duly appreciated.
The subscriber will also attend to procuring Mon
ELS where required TO be made from drawings
written descriptions Also to having drawings done
in Lthography.
His terms will be according to the nature and ex-
tent Of the services to be performed The usual
tanning fee, however of five dollars, will generally be
expected In advance. The charge for making an
sxiamination will be about five dollars.
The other charges for the simplest will be
follows: @.
For preparing paper-1z: Petition, specification
and oath SIS 90
For preparing original drawings 90
Do. duplicate . 90
For ACency fee as 90