Legal Opinion
Application of Schneider
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 5, 1920No. 1255PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the Patent Office. Application by Franklin Schneider for the reissuance of a patent. From a decision denying the application, the applicant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Commissioner of Patents, refusing a reissue on the ground that the appellant was not diligent in making his application. Two years and eight months elapsed between the issue of the original patent and the filing of his application. The only reason assigned by him for the delay is:
“That he had no occasion to review his patent from the date of its issue until the present time, and that the insufficiencies in his original specification and claims only came to his attention through others, namely, Mr. Burton W. Sweet, who was employed…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Topliff v. TopliffSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Wollensak v. ReiherSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Ives v. SargentSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
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