In re Lees
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Commissioner of Patents. In the matter of the application of Ernest J. Eees for reissue of a patent with broadened claims. Application denied, and applicant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal from a decision of the Patent Office refusing to reissue appellant’s patent with broadened claims; the application having been filed about two years and five months after the granting of the patent.
In the affidavit accompanying the application for reissue, appellant states that he was unskilled in patent matters, relied upon his solicitor, and only recently discovered that his claims were not as broad as his invention. Since it is settled law that a patent will not be reissued after the lapse of two years, for the purpose of enlarging *680its claims, unless special…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Topliff v. TopliffSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Miller v. Brass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Application of SchneiderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1920
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