Legal Opinion
Gerald Glen Boyden v. Commissioner of Patents
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 15, 1971No. 22238PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANAHER, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appellant on April 20, 1967, tendered to the Commissioner an application for a patent which the Patent Office declined to file since the application was not accompanied by the $95 filing fee required by law. Appellant thereupon sought an order in the nature of mandamus to compel the Commissioner to accept and examine his patent application without payment of the statutory filing fee or, alternatively, that he be *1043awarded damages in the sum of $100,000 with interest and costs. The District Court quite properly allowed1 the appellant to proceed in forma…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Gregoire v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by27 opinions
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