NOVEL PROPOSAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1993, 25 February 1914, Page 8

NOVEL PROPOSAL.

, TO PATENT NK)V: FLOWERS. ;,, . ■ (By Ijlc.jM.pli.-I'ress. 'AssoclstionS i Auokland, February 24. An interesting subject was mooted by Mr. T. AY. Kirk (Director of the Orchards 'Division of. the Department of Agriculture), in the course <>.f a discussion at tho Nurserymen's Conference oil the desirability of certificating boards. "Why should not your society promote •;4: Iridu.^triefDili." sg that Ul'l nbwtfyiirtii. bo registered, and "you could have the sole tight of propagating them for a period <of ftvo ye&rs?"'he asked. Tho secretary of .the association (Mr. G, A, Green) informed Mr, Ivirk thitt tho opinion of a well-toown patent firm had already been taken on the subject, and ho had advised them that, under the existing Patent Act's, that there was no-reason why new varieties of flowers aiid fruits should not bo registered in Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Kirk replied that he. was • not a lawyer, but lie did not think that they could, get tho protection .of existing. Patent Acts. Still, tiiero was nothing to prevent' tho society from framing a scheme whereby tho full descri:ptio.ii itiid particulars relating to Mow ' varureics could be scheduled under a Patent Act.