Page 213.

1. Define patents?

2. Is there a common law right in patents?

Pages 214-215.

1. Who are the principal officers of the patent office?

2. What are their respective duties?

Pages 216-219.

1. What provisions are made for the printing of papers relative to patents, and for the disposal of such printed copies?

Page 221.

1. In what name are patents issued?

2. By whom are they signed?

3. How are patents construed?

Page 222.

1. On what grounds may the United States maintain a suit in equity for the cancellation of a patent?

2. What is contained in a patent?

3. Can a patent cover more than one invention?

4. From what time does a patent take effect?

Page 223.

1. What inventions are patentable?

2. To whom may a patent be issued?

Page 224.

1. What are some of the qualities which an invention must have in order to be patentable?

2. May a patent be issued on an invention previously patented abroad?

Page 225.

1. What are the requisites of an application for a patent?

2. Why is an exact description of a patent required?

Page 226.

1. When are drawings required?

2. When are models required?

Page 227.

1. Describe the procedure in the examination and issuing of a patent?

Page 228. 1. May patents be issued to government officers for inventions to be used in the public service?

Page 229.

1. Under what circumstances may a patent be issued to an assignee?

Page 230.

1. When may a patent be issued to an executor or administrator?

2. When may a patent be issued to the guardian of an insane person?

Page 231.

1. May persons purchasing an invention before application for patent, use or sell the thing purchased?

Page 232.

1. What is a caveat?

2. What is the effect of its filing?

Page 233.

1. What is an interference?

Page 234.

1. How may affidavits and depositions be taken in patent cases?

2. How may the presence of witnesses be secured?

Page 235.

1. What penalties are there for those failing to attend or refusing to testify?

Pages 236-237. 1. What appeals may be taken in patent cases?

Page 238. 1. When may a defective patent be re-issued?

Page 239.

1. What is the object of the provision of the statutes authorizing the re-issue of defective patents?

Page 240.

1. What is a disclaimer?

Page 241.

1. Is a patent void on account of the previous use of the invention in foreign countries?

Page 242.

1. What notice of application for extension must be given?

Page 243. 1. What official has the authority to hear and decide applications for extension?

2. How may a patent be assigned?

Page 244. 1. How must patented articles be marked?

Page 245.

1. What is the penalty for falsely marking or labeling articles as patented?

Page 246.

1. What is the measure of damages which may be recovered in a suit for the infringement of a patent?

Page 247.

1. What matters may be pleaded in an action for infringement of a patent?

Page 248.

1. When may injunctions be issued against the infringement of a patent?

Page 249.

1. Can a suit be maintained for the infringement of a patent in which the specifications were too broad?

Page 250.

1. Can a patent be secured for a design?

Page 251.

1. What laws govern a patent for a design?

Page 252. 1. What fees are required in obtaining patents?

Page 253.

1. When and how are such fees payable?