In re Stoffregen

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from concurrent decisions of the Patent Office tribunals, refusing to allow appellant’s claims for a patent, on the ground that his application is barred by lapse of time, under section 4887, Rev. St. ; his German patent covering the same subject-matter having been granted on an application filed more than 12 months prior to the filing of his application in this country. c

The German application was filed October 11, 1915, and a patent issued thereon October 20, 1919. Appellant’s present application was filed May 10, 1922, approximately 6% years after the filing…