Legal Opinion
Marzall, Commissioner of Patents v. Libby, McNeill & Libby
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 29, 1951No. 10753PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This case relates to the refusal of the Patent Office to institute certain trade-’ mark opposition proceedings, on the ground that the statutory fee was not paid within the permitted time.
On November 15, 1949, there was officially published an application by the F. A. Gosse Company for a certain trade-mark. On December 15, 1949 (i. e., within the following 30 days), the Libby Company filed with the Patent Office a paper entitled “Notice of Opposition,” protesting the Gosseapplication, -accompanied by a check for $15.00. The document was not verified. On December 23,…
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