National Republican., 1885-11-25
NEW PATENT orr1oE RULES.
A Revision with Important Changes
md AddItlnna.

The amendments to the rules OF practice be-
foro the patent office have been completed
by the assistant secretary Of the interior and
the commissioner OF patents. The most radical
changes, and those whose effect will materially
change the method OF filing claims and ap-
plications, are as follows:
80. The specification must set forth the pre-
else invention for which patent is solicited,
explaining the principle thereof and the best
mode in which the applicant has contemplated
applying that principle, 30 as to distinguish IL
from other Inventions
So In case of mere improvement the spec
ifcatiOn must particularly point out the parts
10 which II relates, md must, by explicit Ian.
guagc, distinguish between what Is old and
what is claimed as new, and the description
and the drawings, as we'll as the claims, should
be confined to the specific Improvement aud
such parts rs necessarily cooperate with IT,,
81 The specification must conclude with a
specific and distinct claim or claims of the
part, Improvement, or combination which the
appplieSnt regards as his Invention ord scoyery' y
tiOn will refer to the different views By figures,
ana TO tho different parts by letters or figures,
S0 The following order of arrangement
should be observed In framing the specica-
list. Preamble stating the name and residence
of the applicant and the title of the invention,
and, II the invention has been patented In any
country, the country or countries In which IL
has been so patented, aud the date aud number
Of each patent.
"a. General statement OF the object and ma
tufe of the invention.
Sd. Brief description of the several views of
the drawings Qf the invention admits such
illustfntion).
4th. Detailed description.
9th. Claim or claims.
9th. Signature of inventor.
eth. Signatures OF two witnesses,
SC. Applicants for reissue, in addition to the
requirements of rule 49, must also file with
their petitions statement ON oath as follows:
LIST. That the applicant verify believes tho
original patent to be imperative or invalid.
I'd. Where ii IS claimed that such patent Is so
imperative or invalid by reason of a defective
or insufficient specification" particularly specl-
flying such detects or insulllclencics,
Sd. Where II Is claimed that such patent Is
imperative or invalid "by reason OF the pat.
| entee claiming as his own invention or discov.
| cry more than he had n right to claim as new"
| distinctly stating such part or parts so alleged
| to have been 50 improperly claimed rs new.
18th. Particularly specifying the errors which
II Is claimed constitute the inadvcrtencc, accl-
dent, or mistake, relied upon, and how they
6th. That said errors arose "without any
fraudulent or deceptive Intention on the part
| of the applicant
liO Upon receiving petition which shall
state concisely aud c,carly any proper ques'
| tion, which has been twice acted upon by the
examiner and which does not Involve the
merits of the case, or the rejection OF claim,
and which shall also state the facts Involved
and the point or points to bo reviewed, an
order will he made fixing n time for hearing
such petition by tho commissioner, aud direct
| ing the examiner to report upon or answer the
matters averred In such petition at least five
days before such day of hearing.
Wi. Immediately upon taking an appeal the
appellant must give notice thcr eof to the com
missioner OF patents, and file In the paten
office his reasons of appeal specifically set iortt
In writing
li5. Pro forma proceedings will not hero
after be had In the patent Office for the purpose
ofsccuring to applicants an appeal to tho sl-
preme court of the District Of Columbia.