INDEX.

ABANDONMENT

of invention will not enable a new inventor to patent it
important, as showing that the invention was never perfected..
of invention mentioned in provisional specification
of invention mentioned in deposit paper before the recent Act
of proceeding taken on first provisional specification

ABATEMENT.

plea in scire facias

ACCOUNT,

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27

54

54

54

197

159

161

161

162

189

old practice in action of account when defendant refused to

injury to the sale of licenses

160

which would have been made by the patentee but for the in-

acquiescence in infringement, how far a ground of mitigating.. 162

ACTION-continued.

as to granting new trials after verdict for plaintiff
staying proceedings pending sci. fa.
certificates for costs in

of protection by deposit of complete specification

of intention to proceed with patent

in case of application for disclaimer

on applying for confirmations

AFFIDAVITS,

forms of. See APPENDIX

office copies of, in Great Seal Patent Office

in moving for injunction

in Petty Bag, before whom sworn

AGREEMENT

for sale of invention, form of

ALIEN

amy may take patent

enemy, patent in trust for

ALTERATION

of provisional specification by applicant not allowed
memorandum of. See Disclaimer

may be entered by leave of law officer

AMENDMENT

of provisional specification

at instance of law officer

See Alteration, memorandum of; Disclaimer.
of patent and specification at common law

date of patent cannot be altered

clerical errors in

of enrolments

AMERICA,

who can obtain patent in..

223, 229

within what time..

APPLICATION

for patent, how made

51

..

papers to be left at the office two clear days, that they may be
examined and recorded

52

APPLICATION-continued.

to be referred to law officer

notice to proceed

See Practice, Protection, Provisional Specification.

ASSIGNEE OF PATENT,

power of, to disclaim

may obtain grant of extension

of partial interest, whether he can sue

ASSIGNMENT

to more than twelve persons, lawful since 15 & 16 Vict. cap. 83 146

history of restriction

..

146

whether inventions provisionally protected would go to

complete specification deposited on application for patent 59, 61

on hearing, cause must be ripe for adjudication..

when bill may be retained

extent of remedy

CHANGE

:

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of patents..

their powers

seal

seal to be evidence

to make rules for regulating the business of their office, &c.

rules to be laid before Parliament

to report annually..

50

of letters patent before 16 Vict. cap. 5, how to be complied with

59

CONFIRMATION

of patent by her Majesty in Council, in what cases

109

statute relating to

109

petition

109

not allowed in provisional specification, at the instance of
applicant

COSTS,

certificates for, on trial of action..

4

77

77

78

70

79

79

80

85

86

of particulars, certified to have been proved. See Particulars
where validity of patent has come in question in former suit 178
how to be obtained

177

certificates under 3 & 4 Vict. cap. 24, where verdict under forty

179