Legal Opinion
Dominique Dubost v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 22, 1985No. Appeal 85-761PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Circuit Judge.
Dominique Dubost appeals from the final decision of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, reported at 225 USPQ 713 (D.D.C.1984), which sustained the decision of the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks (PTO) denying a filing date of October 8, 1982 to his patent application. We vacate and remand.
Background
Counsel for Dominique Dubost delivered a patent application to the Patent and Trademark Office on October 8, 1982. Accompanying the application was a letter claiming priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 based upon a French application filed October…
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