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TO INVENTORS.
PATENT AGENCY
Washington City, Dc.
WILLIAM P. ELLIOT,

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OFFICE.
VsHE SUBSCRIBER, for more than twenty years
connected with the Patent Office, and for many
wears official Surveyor Of the City Of Washington,
having relinquished all business connected with his
Architectural, Engineering, and Surveying depart
msnts in order 10 devote his whole time and atten
rion to the service Of Inventors Patentees and per-
sons interested in Patents, and TO establish perma
nent Agency at the Seat OF Government Tor the use
and benefit OF that important class Of the commun-
ty, offers his services to all persons desiring 10 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
ness required TO be transacted ut 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 animation; attending
to Appeal Cases Interfering Applications, and draw
ing up papers relating thereto, and TO taking evi-
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 supsrintend 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 drawing Of Bills in Equity, in Of
Appeal and attend to the cases at court to giving
opinions on the Legality Of Patents granted and le
gel opinions on all other paints touching Patent
cases to furnishing copies Of decisions points Of
law relating thereto to explaining the practice of
courts in deciding Patent and 10 all business
Of sgal character relating to Patents. In the dis
charge Of the above named duties the subscriber will
Be sssisted by gentlemen Of the highest legal attain
ments, and by artists of the first eminence.
The subscriber having (during tour through Eu-
rope) made arrangements with able and responsible
Agents in LONDON and PARIS will attend to the
procuring of Patents in EssLAND and FRANcE, and
will explain the practice Of procuring patents in other
Foreign 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
Office. on account Of defective claims, the misap-
prehansion Of the Examiners, arising from obscure
descriptions. In such cases he will make the re-
qnired examinations and personal applications, and
necessary amendments to the papers. His long ex-
perience in this branch of the business will enable
him TO give satisfaction. When it is known that
many of the rejected claims might be carried through
the Office successfully, properly presented and ex
plained, the importance of this branch Of the Agency
will be duly appreciated.
nc sutnscIiOeI Wiu aiso attchu W procuring MoD-
ELS where required to be made from drawings or
written descriptions Also to having drawings done
in Lithography.
His terms will be according TO the nature and ex-
tent ofthe services to be performed. The usual
tanning fee, however, of five dollars viii generally be
expected in advance. The charge for making an
sHiamination will be about five dollars.
The other charges for the simplest will be
follows: -
For preparing papers-viz: Petition, specification
and oath . IS 90
For preparing original drawings S 90
Do. duplicate 90
For Agency fee 90