Cornell University Law Library The Moak Collection PURCHASBD FOR The School of Law of Cornell University And Presented February 14,' 1893 IN riEnoRY OF JUDGE DOUGLASS BOARDMAN FIRST DEAN OF THE SCHOOL By his Wife and Dauf^hter A. M. BOARDMAN and ELLEN D. WILLIAMS Cornell University Library KD 1369.J67 1866 The patentee's manual :being a treatise 3 1924 018 735 237 p^ Cornell University Library The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924018735237 OFFICES FOR BRITISH and FOREIGN PATENTS AND THE REGISTRATION of DESIGNS, 47 LINCOLN'S-INN FIELDS, LONDON, J. H. JOHNSON, SoLiciTOK, Assoc. Inst. C.E. AND 166 BUCHANAJT STREET, GLASGOW, J. H. JOHNSON, Solicitor. ST. JOHN V. DAY, C.E. THE PATENTEE'S MANUAL A TEEATISE LAW AND PRACTICE OF LETTERS PATENT ESPECIALLY INTENDED FOR THE USE OF PATENTEES AND INVENTOES JAMES . JOHNSON OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE, BARRISTER -AT -LAW AND J. HENEY JOHNSON, Assoc. Inst. C.E. SOLICITOR AND PATENT AGENT, LINCOLN'S-INN FIELDS, AND GLASGOW SCljirb Ctriiioir, ^cfaistb Knh Snlargeb- LONDON LONGMANS, GREEN, READER, & DYER. 18fi6 c,\ T^OSDON PRINTED BY SPOTT 1 SWO O DE ASD SKW-STREBT SQUARE PEEFAOE TO THE SECOND EDITION. In peepaeing the Second Edition of this little work for the press, the whole has been subjected to very careful revision. The latest Statutes and Decisions of the Courts have been noticed in the proper places, and several new Chapters on matters not touched upon in the First Edition have been added. The work in its present shape is consequently much longer, and, it is to be hoped, more useful than in its previous form. More- over, an entirely new feature appears in the present edition, viz., a summary of the Patent Laws of various foreign States, and such of our Colonies as possess Patent Laws of their own. / PEEFACE TO THE THIED EDITION. A Thied Edition of this work having been called for, the whole has been again subjected to careful revision, and the latest Decisions of the Courts have been noticed in their proper places. Additions have also been made to the Acts of Parliament and Abstracts of Foreign Patent Laws placed in the Appendix. CONTENTS. PAGE EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS . . . xi OASES CITED xiii CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY 1 CHAPTEE II. THE SUBJECT MATTER OR NATURE OP A PATENTABLE INVENTION 5 Baeb Pkincipies not paibntabie .... 6 Peocessbs .13 Classes oe Intentions 20 A new contrivance applied to a new object or purpose 20 A new contrivance to effect a weU-known object . 20 A simple combination of two or more known things .21 A new mode of applying a known tbing . . 21 A mode of manufacturing differing from an old pro- cess only in the omission of a step ... 25 Ahottnt of Invention EEauiBED to suppoei a Patent 26 vm CONTENTS. CHAPTER III. PAGE INCIDENTS OF UTILITY AND NOVELTY WHICH MUST ACCOMPANY PATENTABLE INVENTIONS 28 Utility 29 Novelty ... 33 What is public user . .... 47 Prior user "by Inventor . ... 54 Experiments ....... 60 Tktte and First Inventor . . • . . .74 Publication in printed books 81 Publication ip specification under prior patent . 84 CHAPTER IV, WHO MAY BE A PATENTEE 86 CHAPTER V. THE TITLE 90 CHAPTER VI. THE SPECIFICATION .... . . 95 CHAPTER VII. THE LETTERS PATENT : THEIR DURATION AND EXTENT 144 CHAPTER VIII. DISCLAIMERS 161 CHAPTER IX. CONFIRMATION OF LETTERS PATENT . . .159 CHAPTER X. EXTENSION OR PROLONGATION OF LETTERS PATENT 165 CONTENTS. CHAPTER XI. ASSIGNMENTS OF LETTERS PATENT AND LI- CENSES 182 ■ CHAPTEE XII. INFEINGEMENTS 189 CHAPTER XIII. THE ACTION OF SCIRE FACIAS . . . .227 CHAPTER XIV. THE COMMISSIONERS OF PATENTS AND THEIR OFFICE 281 APPENDIX. PART I.— STATUTES, RULES, AND FORMS 21 .Tac. I. c. 3 5 & 6 Will. IV. c. 83 2 & 3 Vict. c. 67 . 7 & 8 Vict. c. 69 . 15 & 16 Vict. c. 83 16 Vict. c. 5 16 & 17 Vict. c. 116 22 Vict. c. 13 Rtoes and Reguxaiioks 235 237 243 249 251 255 291 296 299 304 PART n.— PATENT LAWS OF FOREIGN COUN- TRIES . 317 America, United States of , 318 Austria 320 Bavaria 322 Belgium 325 Brazil 327 Outa (Spanish Colony) 351 Denmark . - . 327 France 329 X CONTENTS. PAGE Patent Laws op Foreign Oountkies — continued. German Zollverein 356 Hanover 332 Holland 334 Italy 335 Mexico 339 Norway ........ 353 JPoland 340 Portugal 342 Prussia 343 Roman States 345 Eussia 347 Saxony 349 Spain 350 Spanish Colony (Cuba) 351 Sweden and Norway 352 , Sweden 852 Norway ........ 353 Wurtemburg 354 Zollverein, German 356 PATENT LAWS OF BRITISH COLONIES . . 369 British Guiana 359 Canada 360 Cape of Good Hope 362 Ceylon 363 India 363 Jamaica 867 Newfoundland 367 New South "Wales 368 New Zealand 369 Queensland 370 Tasmania ........ 370 Trinidad 370 Victoria (Australia) ...... 371 EXPLANATION OP' ABBEEVIATIONS. Ad. & El. . . B. & A. B. & Aid B. & C. Bea B. & S., or Best & Sm. Bing. N.C.. Bos. & Pul. C. B. . . C. B. N. s. C. & K. C. & P. C. L. Carp. Eep. Coop. C. C. Cr. M. & E. Dav. P. C. . De a. F. & J. De G. & J. . De G. M. & G., or De G. Mae. & Gord. . . De. G. J. & S. Dr. & Sm. . . E.&B.. orEl&Bl. . Ell. Bl. & Ell. . EU. & EU. . Eq. Eep. Exeli. Eep. Giff. . H. Bl. H. &M. H. L. C. . Holroyd . . Holt K P. C. Hurlst. & Norm. or H. & N Johns. . . . Jur. N. a. K. & J. . L. J. N. s. Ch. L. J. N. s. Q. B. L. J, N. a. C. P. L. J. N. 0. Ex. Ex. Eep., Adolphus & Ellis' Eeports BarnewaU and Adolphus' Eeports BarnewaU & Alderson's Eeports Barnewall & Cresswell's Eeports Beavan's Eeports Best & Smith's Eeports Bingham's New Gases Bosanquet & Puller's Eeports Common Bench Eeports Common Bench Eeports, New Series Carrington & Kirwan's Eeports Carrington & Payne's Eeports Common Law Eeports Carpmael's Eeports of Patent Cases Cooper's Chancery Cases Crompton, JMeeson, & Eoscoe's Eeports Davis' Patent Cases De Gex, Fisher & Jones' Eeports De Gex & Jones' Eeports De Gex Macnaghten & Gordon's Eeports De Gex, Jones & Smith's Eeports Drewry & Smale's Eeports Ellis & Blackburn's Eeports Ellis, Blackburn & Ellis' Eepcrts EUis & Ellis' Eeports. Equity Eeports Exchequer Eeports Giffard's Eeports H. Blackstone's Eeports Hemming & Miller's Eeports House of Lords Cases Holroyd on Patents Holt's Nisi Prius Cases • Hurlstone & Norman's Exchequer Eeports Johnson's Eeports Jurist, New Series Kay & Johnson's Eeports Law Journal Eeports, New Series, Chancery Ditto, ditto, Queen's Bench Ditto, ditto, Common Pleas Ditto, ditto. Exchequer EXPLANATION OF ABBEETIATIONS!. Law Eep. Ch. Ap. . The Law Eeports, Chancery Appeals Law Rep. Eq. . Do. Eqiiity Cases Law Eep. C. P. . Do. Common Pleas L. T. ... Law Times Eeports L. T. N. s. . . . Do. New Series Macr. P. C. . . Macrory's Patent Cases Mac. & Gord. . . Macnaghten & Gordon's Eeports M. & G. Manning & Grainger's Eeports M. & W. . Meeson & Welsby's Eeports Mer. . . . . Merivale's Eeports Moore P. C. ("Moore's Eeports of Cases in the ■ ■ 1_ Council Moore P. C. C. N. s. Ditto, New Series Myl. & Cr. . . Mylne & Craig's. Eeports N. E . The New Eeports Newton's Lond. Jou p. . Newton's London Journal Pract. Mech. Jour. . . Practical Mechanic's Journal Euss Eussell's Eeports Ey. & Moo. . . . Eyan & Moody's Eeports Scott C. B. R. . . . Scott's Common Bench Eeports Stark. E. . . . . Starkie's Eeports T. E. . . . . Term Eeports V. & B. ... . Vesey & Beames' Eeports W. P. C. . . . . . "Webster's Eeports of Patent Cases W. E . . The Weekly Eeporter Y. &C. . . . . Young & Collier's Eeports Privy CASES CITED. The Defendants name is printed in Italics. Adamson's Patent, 58 AHen V. Eawson, 79, 100 Allison — Collard, 193 Amies v. Kelsey, 190 Anderson — Stead, 52, 224 Annandale — Brown, 59, 160 Arlcwright—^en., 30, 80, 81, 110, 126 Ashburn — Calvert, 71 Aston — Brook, 71 ^siow— Elliot, lOi Aston — Saunders, 107 Aubes' Patent, 171 Bacon v. Jones, 194 Baker— KjeTS, 226 Sank of England— Shaw, 189 Barber v. Grace, 218 Barker v. Shaw, 80 Bateman v. Gray, 132 Bateman and- Moore t. Gray, 121 Bateman and Moore's Patent, 155 Bateman — ^Walton, 63, 114 Bauwen's Patent Candle Co. — Price's Patent Candle Co., 200 Beard v. Egerton, 87, 92, 103, 111 Beneclce—^'BxiAson, 193 Bentlpy v. Fleming, 59 Benyon — Campion, 91 Bergei — Jones, 82 Betts' Patent, 170, 171 Betts V. J)e Vitre, 46, 84, 101, 199, 202, 226, 276 Betts V. Menzies, 45, 54, 84, 85, 101, 104, 223 Betts V. Neilson, 22-2r Beverley — Gsossley, 28, 111, 131, 200 Bmiley — Haneoek, 187 Bibby — Penn, xix. (Addi) Biekford v. BJcewes, 115, 124, 126 Blamond, re, xix. {Add.), 382 £feffl(^OT— Galloway, 60, 129 Bloxam v. Msee, 28, 78, 129 Bodmer's Patent, 168, 181, 265, 282, 377 Bollard— 'RaO., 196 Booth V. Kennard, 26, 100, 125 Bostock—So-rwe\i., 96, 105, 119 Bottle Envelope Co. v. Seymour, 69, 220 Bonlton v. Bull, 9, 15, 74 Boulton V. Homblower, 6 Bovill's Patent, 60, 181 Bovill V. Crate, xix. {Add.), 198, 380 Bovill V. Goodier, 195, 197 Bovill V. Hadley, 226, 276 'BoviM.Y., Key worth, 219 'BoYiW. Y.Moore, 30, 115 Bovill -v. Pimm, 100, 218 Bowman v. Taylor, 185 Bramah v. Hardcastle, 54 Brand— Gihson, 13, 75, 105, 125, 222 .Bni^— Electric Telegraph Co., 12, 217 Bridson v. Benecke, 193 Bridson v. M' Alpine, 194 Brook V. Aston, 7 1 Brooks— Tioton, 183 Brown V. Annandale, 59, 160 Brown — Hastings, 121 Brown v. Moore, 201 Brunton v. Hawkes, 28, 30, 33, 65 5m??— Boulton, 9, 15, 74 Bush V. Fox, 15, 25, 69, 100, 223 Caldwell v. Van Vliessengen, 111, 266 Calvert v. Ashburn, 71 Campion v. Benyon, 91 Card's Patent, 160, 162 Cardwell's Patent, 170 Carpenter v. Smith, 47, 86 Carpenter's Patent, 181 Chambers v. Crichley, 183 CASES CITED. Chanter v. Dewhwrst, 188 Chanter y. Johnson, 188 ChoUett V. Hoffman, 188, 270 Christy— FAbxoQi, 188 Clark V. Ferguson, 193 Clarice — Ormson, 12, 67 Clayton— G:o\ia]iw, 184, 223 Cochrane v. Smethierst, 91 Collard v. Allison, 193 Conder—'Ka.\\ 182 Cook V. Praree, 91, 93 Cooper — Palmer, 196 Copeland v. Webb, 198 Cornish v. Keene, 15, 23, 34, 38, 46, 48, 61, 62, 81 Cowley— S.xlssb\\ 25, 27, 30, 111, 133, 201 Crane v. Price, 21, 26, 30, 34, 223 Orate— 'So^W, xix. {Add.), 198 Crichley — Chambers, 183 CroU V. Edge, 94 Crompton v. Ibbotson, 127 Crossley v. Beverley, 28, 111, 131, 200 Crossley v. Dixon, 183 Crossley v. Potter, 108, 109, 132 Curtis V. Piatt, 197, 218 Cutler — Rex, 107 Cutler— The Queen, 69, 124 i)a?e— Wallington, 115, 157, 184, 244 Dangerfield V. Jones, xix. (Add.), 382 Davenport t. Goldberg, 195 Davenport v. Phillips, 195, 196 Davenport v. Rylands, xix. {Add.), 199, 200, 226, 275, 276, 876 Dams— Lewis, 27 Daw T. Eley, 133, 197, 198 De la Kue v. Dickinson, 203 De la i?Me— Sturtz, 92, 113, 115, 126 Derosne v. Fairie, 23, 114, 115 Derosne's Patent, 177, 246 De Fitre—Betts, 46, 84, 101, 199, 202, 226, 276 Dewhurst — Chanter, 188 Dickinson — De la Rue, 203 Dickinson — Sellers, 104, 133, 220 Dismore, re, 157 Dixon — Crossley, 183 Dunnicliffv. Mallett, 187 Eastern Counties Railway Co. — Greaves, 196 ^asfora— Tetley, 69, 100, 105, 113, 114, 117, 119, 130 Eastwood — Lister, 220 Edge—CmW, 94 ' Egerton-'Qea.TdL, 87, 92, 103, 111 Electric Telegraph Co. v. Brett, 12, 217 Electric Telegraph Co. v. Nott, 193, 196 Eley—X)a.-vr, 133, 197, 198 Elgie V. Webster, 185 Elliot V. Aston, 104 EUiot V. Turner, 115, 130 Elliott— 'Sew&W, 12, 21, 63, 92, 93, 96, 219, 221, 223 Elliott, re Newall and, 95 EUwood V. Christy, 188 Ssce— Bloxam, 28, 78, 129 Elsee—Re-x, 106 Evans— BiMs, 76, 84, 101, 199 Everington — Mackintosh, 114 Fairie — Derosne, 23, 114, 115 Feather V. The Queen, 3, 98, 145, 181 Pelton V. Greaves, 92 Ferguson — Clark, 193 Fernie—YoTxug, 72, 75, 191, 198 Fleming — Bentley, 59 Eorsyth v. Riviere, 16, 22 Foster— l