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LEFKOWITZ v. NAPATCO, INC.

51 N.Y.2d 434 (1980)

Louis J. Lefkowitz, as Attorney-General of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Napatco, Inc., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 18, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Paul S. Shemin and Shirley Adelson Siegel of counsel), for appellant.

Charles G. Mills IV and Samuel N. Greenspoon for respondent.

Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur in Per Curiam opinion; Judge GABRIELLI dissents in part and votes to reverse, deny defendant's motion for summary judgment and grant summary judgment in favor of plaintiff in an opinion in which Chief Judge COOKE concurs.

Per Curiam.

A corporation which at the behest of a general practice attorney and for a fee causes a patent application to be prepared by a patent attorney or agent registered with the United States Patent Office renders legal rather than clerical services within the meaning of subdivisions 1 and 5 of section 495 of the Judiciary Law. In this action by the Attorney-General...

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