35 U.S.C. § 4
Restrictions on officers and employees as to interest in patents
Officers and employees of the Patent and Trademark Office shall be incapable, during the period of their appointments and for one year thereafter, of applying for a patent and of acquiring, directly or indirectly, except by inheritance or bequest, any patent or any right or interest in any patent, issued or to be issued by the Office. In patents applied for thereafter they shall not be entitled to any priority date earlier than one year after the termination of their appointment.
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1948–2005 · leading case: Fox v. Kingsland, 81 F. Supp. 433 (D.D.C. 1948).
Fox v. Kingsland, 81 F. Supp. 433 (D.D.C. 1948). “The defendant’s position is predicated upon 35 U.S.C.A. § 4 , which provides: “All officers and employees of the Patent Office shall be incapable, during the period for which they hold their appointments, to acquire or take, directly or indirectly, except by inheritance or…”
Am. Cyanamid Co. v. Ladd, 225 F. Supp. 709 (D.D.C. 1964). “It has been said that law isn’t justice, and in many cases it isn’t, but as far as this Court is concerned the contention of the Patent Office that 35 U.S.C. § 4 1 constitutes a limitation or exception to 35 U.”
Guillory v. Nicholson, 144 F. App'x 870 (Fed. Cir. 2005). “Guillory service connection for multiple disabilities including, effective October 27, 1966, a 10-percent disability rating for a skull injury under 35 U.S.C. § 4 .71a, Diagnostic Code 5296 (1966).”
Marzall, Comm'r of Patents v. Fox. Fox v. Marzall, Comm'r of Patents, 180 F.2d 45 (D.C. Cir. 1950). “” ( 35 U.S.C. § 4 ). The question here presented is whether R.”
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