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 1336 TSIXTY-NINTH couessss. sms. 11. cs. 273. mv. O0T° °°, ¤¤“, ;*°•;,_c"***g theriirst assistant commissioner, themssistant commissioner, and the board or •E¤J¤1¤ ¢ii>¤¤ examiners inchiefshall constitute a board of appeals, whose duty it °I shall be, on writttn tition of the appellant, to review and determine upon the‘va1idity5,o¥?the adverse dec Sl0D§.0f,`6X8IDlIl01‘8 uponvappli- cations for patents and for reissues of patents and in interference cases. Each aplpeal shallbeheard by at least three memberseof the  of appca ,¢the   helarigig suchl appeeg go be designamd means;. yn eccommissioner. e ar o appea s a ave so e power to t rehearmgs' ."v ~ V ~. .· §‘f‘§lf”,‘§§_“;,0,_ ,,_ 4. That section 49Q4_of- the.l¥evisedhSta1l::';1%tes of the M9. amended. Stggog —. » ‘ . M ·m··· M- m¤»m»liai·?§§ii1£°1`ielil>sS:iihng¤r s.L*§m?L° E1 Emir, s 5.°§‘Z°.2e°°m§€’eY»· {_f"’§j'*,,,,_ 4,,,,,, Sec. 5. That section 4909_ of the. Revised Statutes of the 960.¤¤¤¤d¤d· States·ibesamended.by irikingout the words f‘ board of iexammcrs iuichief " andsubstituting therefor the wordsr¤" board of ap‘pIeals." .,;*.£,*2°““ ‘° °*"°““* ism. 6. That section 4910 of the Revised Statutes or the nited ,,§*;_§;_;°§; ““°· P- States be, andthe same is hereby, repealed. I, _ Dégun or Appeals. =Snq;»7. Thlt.SOGblDD"9 ofzthe Act of February 9, 1893, entitled i·aa¤t.p,,,,,.;,_ “An Act to establish a court of appeals for the D1SliIlCt of Columbia, peX;2li_27' p' 436* ”` 8113) fg 0§|1§Pt£¤1'p0S8S?° ‘éTv$)0nty- !gtél1_ Statutes at Large, page 434, , ‘ e same is ere y, re. A Rgnm- ‘°“· P- · no. 8..That section 4911 of the vised Statutes of the United gw, dad`  beamenilpd to readhas follows:   th th .d f A¤¤¤¤¤¤¢~¤¤b<>¤r<i nc.4911. an ap`cantis ` ` " wi e ecisiono (iipEnti°c?°°” °f the board of a pealsfhepmay. appeal to the Court of Appeals of the District of Collumbia, in which case he waives his right to proceed I"‘°"°'°°°° °“"°“· under section 4915 of the Revised Statutes.- If any partiy to an 1nter· ference: isdissatisiied. with the decision of the boar of appeals, he may aptgeal to the Court of  of the District of Columbia, aqQilg¤*¤¤*i*,,°l°¢f*¤8 provi ed at such appeal   dismissed 1f any adverse party to such interference shall, within twentéy days after the appellant shall» have filed .notice of appeal accor ing to section 4912 of the. Revised "Statletes,   plotilee with the Commisefonteé of Patent: (iihat he elects to ave rt er in con uc ·vas provi e in Infra. section 49].6 of theRevised Stgtutes. _Tl1:reupon theappellant shall have thirty daysthereafter within which to file a _b11l in equity under said section 4915, in default of which the decisions appealed from {$1;:* mj; § glggugég shall govern the further proceedipgs in the case. · If the appellant £°Qu»¤. shall file such bill within said thirtlyu days and shall file due proof thereof with the Commissioner of tents, the 1ssue of a patent to the arty awarded priority by said board of appeals shall be withheld the final determination of said proceeding under said section 4915." .- _ »_ §¤g¤;;jgyg¤g-M S Sno.  That geétign $91; of thet 1:.}ev1sedr§te;t1§tes of the? United  ' ' ` tates ‘amen ri ` ou e wo s upreme our o ¤P§,}‘{,,§’{5`,{’,§’T‘”’D‘ the District of Colu}inbia"n§nd substitutin therefor the words ’ “ Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia? ‘ - {*,¤g••*” ’ Seo. 11;}: Thetdsgctgon 491E of the lzeviseddgtegig? of gis United ' ' States amen e str` `n ou t e wor a e reques bfgm ,h°‘”l,°§"§;§j of any party interestsed, or ofgthe court, the commissioner and the mam. examiners may "be •GX8JI11D0(l _under oath _1n explanation of the principles of t e th1ng for which a patent is demanded." _ KS-.¤•¤-4¤1M>·¤60» Sno. 11. That section 4915 of the evised Statutes of the Umted °m°°°°°‘ States be amended to read as follows: _ _ _ · mu is equity, 11 an- “ Sno. 4915. Whenever a patent on application is refused by the $”,,‘§§,*,§’&., lg. Commissioner of Patents, the a plicant, unless appeal has been taken ¤1¤d*i°¤*¤¤i£¤¤°¤*¤¤- from the decision of the board) of appeals to the Court of Appeals mU§;••;_t°*g° ,f;¤pQg*S¤ of the District of Columbia, and such appeal is pending or has 12.0. ' been decided, in which case no act1on_ may be brought under this section, may have remedy by bill in equity, 1f filed w1th1n SIX months