Legal Opinion
Edouard Legille v. C. Marshall Dann, Commissioner of Patents
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 24, 1976No. 74-1641PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
An application for a United States patent filed within twelve months after filing of an application for a foreign patent on the same invention is statutorily accorded the filing date of the foreign application and the effect thereof.1 If, however, the inter*3val between the filings exceeds twelve months, patent protection in the United States may not be available.2 The practice of the Patent Office, unchallenged in this litigation, is to file the duplicating United States application upon receipt.3
This appeal, by the Commissioner of Patents, brings to…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad v. TurnipseedSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- United States v. LombardoSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Dunlop v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- The Washington Post Company v. Eugene J. KeoghCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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