RULES OF PRACTICE IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE REVISED JULY 17, 1907 WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1907 General revision, December 1, 1879, to take effect January 1, 1880. First revised edition, September 1, 1880, under which Rules 20, 30, 31, 89, par. (1) of 50, 55, 94, 101, 111, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 134, 144, 160, 171, and 209 were amended. and 171 were amended, and Forms 17 and 18 consolidated and amended as Form 17. Third revised edition, February 1, 1883, under which Rules 20, 26, 39, 47, and 59 inserted at bottom of pages 9 and 17. Fourth revised edition, November 15, 1883, under which Rules 20, 26, and 165 * * Fifth revised edition, March 1, 1884, under which Rules 26, 62, and 209, and Form Sixth revised edition, August 12, 1884, under which Rules 35, 67, 137, and 138 were Seventh revised edition, March 3, 1885, under which Rules 53, 94, 97, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 116, 119, 126, 157, and 171 were amended. Eighth revised edition, November 16, 1885, under which Rules 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 47, 86, 140, 144, and 145 were amended. Ninth revised edition, July 13, 1886, under which Rules 40, 67, 74, and 77 were Tenth revised edition, March 9, 1887, under which Rule 171 and Form 21 were amended and Forms 19, 52, and 53 were inserted. Eleventh revised edition, April 18, 1888 (being a general revision), under which new Rules 44, 2d and 3d pars. of 46, 2d par. of 77, 105, 2d par. of 111, 132, 157, 166, 228, and 229 were inserted, and the numbering of the rules changed to correspond Twelfth revised edition, July 1, 1891, under which Rules 17, 51, 52, 83, 84, and 218 were amended, and Form 36 changed. Thirteenth revised edition, April 1, 1892, under which Rules 24, 26, 31, 48, 7th par. Fourteenth revised edition, February 9, 1897, under which the rules were sub- Fifteenth revised edition, June 18, 1897, under which the rules of the thirteenth revised edition, April 1, 1892, were restored, except Rules 181-194, inclusive, relat- ing to extensions, and Rules 223 and 228. Rules 12, 17, 20, 25, 46, 48, 3d par. of 50, 55, 56, 61, 63, 64, 66, 71, 81, 83, 84, 91, 97, 116, 119, 1st par. of 122, 1st par. of 124, The changes in the numbering of the rules in the thirteenth edition (April 1, 1892) Fifteenth revised edition, June 18, 1897 (second edition, December 1, 1897), contains an appendix with amendments to Rules 24 (first paragraph), 29, 31 (last paragraph), 39 (section 1), 46 (first paragraph), 63 (second paragraph), 75, 77 (first and second paragraphs), 94, 166, 168, 171 (first paragraph), and 198. Sixteenth revised edition, July 18, 1899, under which Rules 9, 18, 25, 33, 41, 46, 47, 60, 77, 78, 91, 96, 107, 110, 112, 124, 128, 149, 154, 156, and 162 are amended, Rule 214 added, and in which the changes noted in the appendix to the last edition and those appearing in the Official Gazette since the publication of the fifteenth edition | have been incorporated in the rules. Forms 1 to 17, and 37 are amended, Form 7 added, and the forms renumbered as necessary. The first reprint, February 28, 1900, of the sixteenth edition embodies changes in the rules appearing in the Official Gazette since the publication of that edition, which are indicated by capital letters, also certain changes in Forms 16, 18, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, and 45, and chart for guidance of draftsmen. The second reprint, March 30, 1901, of the sixteenth edition changes the requirements of Rule 162 in regard to the number of copies of printed testimony to be furnished. The third reprint, January 4, 1902, of the sixteenth edition has no changes except the cancellation of the paragraphs in Rules 18, 154, and 204, relating to revenue stamps. Seventeenth revised edition, January 2, 1903, under which Rules 24, 30, 31, 48, 50, 51 (7), 60, 68, 79, 81, 84, 97, 124, 125, 151, 170, 173, 197 (2), 204, and Forms 16, 18, and 21 are amended. The first reprint, April 15, 1903, of the seventeenth edition embodies changes in Rules 24, 29, 46, 47, 48, 79, 110, 114, 184, 189, the cancellation of Rule 186, and the numbering of the rules to correspond therewith. The second reprint, January 1, 1904, of the seventeenth edition embodies changes in Rules 25 and 81, the division of Rule 81 the latter portion being made Rule 82, the renumbering of old Rules 82 and 83 as 83 and 84, and the cancellation of old Rule 84; changes in Rules 96, 110, and in 203 in the matter of the price of Rosters of Attorneys, also in Form 16. Eighteenth revised edition, July 2, 1904, under which Rules 41, 133, 134, 135, and 145, and Form 18 are amended. Nineteenth revised edition, February 28, 1905, under which Rules 17, 46, 51, 52, 86, 110, 122, 124, 203, and 206 are amended. The first reprint of the nineteenth revised edition September 1, 1905, has no changes. The second reprint, July 31, 1906, of the nineteenth edition embodies changes in Rules 46, 109, 114, 122, 124, 130, 141, and 162. The third reprint, October 15, 1906, of the nineteenth revised edition has no changes. The fourth reprint, February 1, 1907, of the nineteenth edition embodies changes in Rules 72 and 203. The fifth reprint, May 1, 1907, of the nineteenth edition embodies a change in Rule 203. Twentieth revised edition, July 17, 1907, under which Rules 17, 47, 52 (9), 96, 104, 109, 112, 113, 119, 122, 131, 149, 153, 157, 158, 189, 207, 209, and Form 35 are amended. A new form for an oath to accompany an application for a design patent is inserted as Form 19 and Forms 19 to 45 are renumbered as Forms 20 to 46. RULES OF PRACTICE IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. REVISED JULY 17, 1907. Rev. Stat., secs. The following rules of practice, duly adopted and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, designed to be in strict accordance with the Revised Statutes relating to the grant of patents for inventions, are published for gratuitous distribution. Marginal references to corresponding Marginal referprovisions of the Revised Statutes are given for the convenience of the public and of the office. ences. forms recom The observance of the appended forms, in all cases to Observance of which they may be applicable, is recommended to invent- mended. ors and attorneys. of statutes fur Printed copies of the Revised Statutes relating to the Printed copies grant of patents may be obtained on application to the nished. Commissioner. (Signed) E. B. MOORE, Commissioner of Patents. CORRESPONDENCE. transacted in 1. All business with the office should be transacted in Business to be writing. Unless by the consent of all parties, the action writing. of the office will be based exclusively on the written record. No attention will be paid to any alleged oral promise, stipulation, or understanding in relation to which there is a disagreement or doubt. to be in the name 2. All office letters must be sent in the name of the Correspondence "Commissioner of Patents." All letters and other com- of the Commismunications intended for the office must be addressed to sioner. |