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Horton v. Stone
32 R.I. 499 (R.I. 1911) Cited 5 timesJune 16, 1911. PRESENT: Dubois, C.J., Johnson, and Parkhurst, JJ. (1) Evidence. Bonds. Res Gestae. In an action against a surety upon a bond, the evidence of a witness who saw defendant sign the blank bond, as to the signing of the bond and defendant's stipulations at the time is competent as a part of the res gestae. (2) Replevin. Bonds. Agency. Principal and Surety. Res Adjudicata. A replevin bond was signed, "Frank C. Stone by Henry M. Wood," and by two sureties. It appeared that the bond was
Section 103 - Conditions for patentability; non-obvious subject matter
35 U.S.C. § 103 Cited 6,130 times 479 Legal AnalysesHolding the party seeking invalidity must prove "the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains."
Section 6 - Patent Trial and Appeal Board
35 U.S.C. § 6 Cited 186 times 63 Legal AnalysesGiving the Director authority to designate "at least 3 members of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board" to review "[e]ach appeal, derivation proceeding, post-grant review, and inter partes review"
Section 134 - Appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
35 U.S.C. § 134 Cited 98 times 30 Legal Analyses(a) PATENT APPLICANT.-An applicant for a patent, any of whose claims has been twice rejected, may appeal from the decision of the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. (b) PATENT OWNER.-A patent owner in a reexamination may appeal from the final rejection of any claim by the primary examiner to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, having once paid the fee for such appeal. 35 U.S.C. § 134 July 19, 1952, ch. 950, 66 Stat. 801; Pub. L. 98-622