The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-04-01
Revised Rules Of the Patent Oflee

a revised SET OF rules Tor the United
States Patent Office went into forca
January 1, from which we make the fol.
lowing brief extracts:
All business with the office must be
transacted by writing, and all letters
addressed to the Commissions "a
Patents,'' Washington, D. C. All mat.
ter sent to the office whether by mail Or
express must be prepaid, otherwise i
will not be received. A fee of fifteen
dollars must be paid on filing an appN.
cation for a patent ON an invention ar
discovery, and an additional twenty
dollars on the issue of the patent K
copy of the specifications and drawing,
of any patent which is in print (includ-
ing all for several years past) viii Be
mailed TO any address in the United
States for twenty-five cents, twenty Or
more at ten cents each. No patent
granted since March 2, 1861, can be OK.
tended except by act of Congress. i.
A patent may b. obtained by any per.
son who has invented or discovered any
new and useful art, machine, manufact.
ure, or composition of matter, or any
new and useful Improvements thereoi.
not known or used by others in this
country, and not patented nor described
in any printed publication, in this or any
foreign country before his invention or
discovery thereof, and not in public use
or on sale for more than two wears
prior to his application, unless the same
is proved to have been abandoned; and
by any person who, by his own indus
try, genius, efforts and expense has in
vented and produced any new and
original design for manufacture, bust,
statue, alto-relievo, or bas-reIef, any /,
new and original design for the print
ing of wooden, silk, cotton or other \
fabrics; any new and original impress
sion, ornament, pattern, print or pic
ture to be printed, painted, cast or
otherwise placed on or worked into any
article of manufacture; or any new,
useful and original shape or configura !
tiea of any article of manufacture, the
same not having been known or used
by others, before his invention or pro- i
duction thereof, nor patented nor de-
scribed in any printed publication, upon
payment of the fees required BY lAw
and other due proceedings had.
Ii it appear that the inventor, at the
time of making his application, believed
himself to be the first inventor or dis
coverer, patent will not be refused on
account of the invention or discovery,
or any part thereof, having been knoxn
or used in any foreign country before
his invention or discovery thereof I'LL
had not been before patented OF, de-
scribed in any printed publication.
The specification is written descrip-
ton of the invention or discovery, and
OF the manner and process of making
constructing, compounding and uang
the same, and is required to be ia such
full, clear, concise and exact terms asto
enable any person skilled in the art cF
science to which it appertains, or with
which it is most nearly connected, to
make, construct, compound and use the u
same. 1t must conclude with q specific
and distinct claim or claims OF the part
improvement or combination which the
applicant regards as his invention q
discovery.
The following order Of arrangement
should be observed when CONVENIENT NJ
framing the specification, such portions
as refer to drawings being omitted whea 3
the invention does not admit OF repre-
sentation by drawings:
/. Preamble giving thename and fest
dence of the applicant, the title q tos
invention, and the statement required
by the last clause of Rule 49,; ~
2. General statement of the object sl4 Is
nature of the invention;
8. Brief description Of the drawinp
showing what each view represents;
4. Detailed description, explaining
fully the alleged invention, and the nlaa'
ner Of constructing, practicing, opera
ing and using it.
5. Claim or claims;
6. Signature of inventor;
z. Signature of two witnesses.
The applicant, if the inventor, muA
make oath or affirmation that be doe
verify believe himself to be the orIghA
and first inventor or discoverer Of tnV
art, machine, manufacture, composlnos
or improvement for which he solicls :
patent, and that the same was never y
fore known or used; and shall sta'e z
what country ne is citizen and where Y
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