Patents, Designs and Trademarks.

Manawatu Herald, 29 June 1893, Page 3

Patents, Designs and Trademarks.

Mr Haselden, the Registrar, in his report to Parliament states :— There have been two appeals to the Supreme Court from my decisions in opposed cases. In the first case my judgment was reversed, and in the other it was upheld. Table G shows that the business ■of the office is steadily increasing. The revenue has also increased, being £1,825 in 1892, as against j £1,759 in 1891. The excess of j receipts over expenditure is £1,463, j as against £1,367 in 1891. | I again urge that some, at least, I of this surplus revenue should be spent for the benefit and encourage- j inent of inventors, as indicated in ; previous reports. I It will be observed in Table I that J applications for letters patent have t been received this year from Den- \ mark, Italy, and Japan for the \ first time under the present Act. j For much valuable information ; relative to the various applications made to the office, I beg leave to refer to tlie Patent Office Supple- j menfc to the New Zealand Gazette, i published fortnightly. The following countries and colonies have joined the International Convention for the Protection of Patentee's Rights and other purposes : Gveafc Britain, United States, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal. Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Nor- '■■ way, Servia, Switzerland, Tunis, San Domingo, Guatemala, Brazil, New Zealand, and Queensland. Under this Convention any person who has secured protection in any one of the contracting States may, without danger of losing his rights through piracy, or prior publication, apply for letters patent in any of the other States within the period of seven months from his first application. Trade-marks are similarly protected for four months. It is hoped that other Australian Colonies '■ will soon join. Arrangements have been made between the Colony of Victoria and this Colony for such reciprocal protection. Attention is invited to the remarks and suggestions made in my report of last year, which still hold good.