PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE-MARKS. THIRTIETH ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1919 Session I, H-10

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1919. NEW ZEALAND.

PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE-MARKS. THIRTIETH ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR.

Presented, to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 113 of the Patents Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1911.

1 beg to submit my report on the proceedings under the Act for the year 1918. The total number of applications was 2,134—96 in advance of the previous year's figures. With the close of the war the business has very considerably increased, and is already back to its pre-war state, the applications for the first six months of the current year numbering 1,548, as compared with 1,275 received in the first half of 1913. The revenue of the Office was £8,175 19s. -£1,250 19s. 9d. more than in 1917, and the highest yet recorded. The expenditure was £2,831 9s. Id. —£426 15s. lOd. less than in 1917, and about the amount expended in the preceding year. As mentioned in my former report, owing to the receipt at the same time of the seventh year's fees under the old Act and the renewal fees under the present Act the revenue must be regarded at present as being somewhat abnormal, and a slight fall looked for' unless the discontinuance of the fees under the old Act is balanced by the increase in fresh business! which will probably prove to be the case. The amount received over that expended since Ist January, 1890, is £84,901 Bs. 4-d. It is doubtful, however, whether a large surplus can be regarded as wholly satisfactory till all possible steps have been taken to more fully carry out the objects of the Act in the, promotion of invention and industry. Proceedings under War Provisions. In pursuance of the regulations for the withholding of publication of inventions on account of the war, while it was on forty-three cases, chiefly from abroad, were withheld. Only in very few instances was it considered worth while withholding local inventions from publication. The regulations also required notice to be given of intention to apply for letters patent abroad and notice was so given during the existence of the regulations in 1,102 cases in accordance with Table 11 in the Appendix. In conformity with the action taken by the Imperial authorities, payment of fees by residents of this country for obtaining or maintaining patents or trade-marks in enemy countries and by residents of such countries lor similar privileges in New Zealand was authorized by license dated the 17th March, 1915, but the authority to make such payments was revoked on the 12th September 1918. No applications were received during the, year in pursuance of the provisions for suspending the registration of enemy trade-marks. The total, number of cases in which suspension was applied for was 6 : suspension was effected in 2 cases, and 1 case was not proceeded with. No licenses for the use of enemy patents were applied for during the war. General. Though attached to the Justice Department (the Under-Secretary of which was formerly also Registrar of Patents) the Office, appears to be placed by the Act under the administration of the Registrar, and it is submitted that he, be granted the control which seems to be intended, and which is exercised by the heads of the Australian and other Patent Offices.

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While the Office is enabled to refuse application for patents or registration of trade-marks, either at its own instance or as the result of opposition, it has no power to cancel patents or trade-marks when granted or registered, and it seems desirable that its functions should be extended to enable it to revoke patents up to within a certain time from their grant on. any of the grounds on which they might have been opposed, and also in certain circumstances to cancel the registration of trade-marks. The cost of Supreme Court proceedings prevent their being resorted to except in matters of special importance, and it seems desirable that less expensive means of redress should be afforded in these cases than by a Supreme Court action. The provision of the English Act inserted in the New Zealand Bill enabling an order to be granted revoking a patent if worked outside but not worked in the country in four years was modified in its passage to the Australian provision authorizing an order to be made by the Court, on application after four years in the case of patented inventions manufactured outside but not in New Zealand, enabling any one to make, them here and restricting the patent rights to importation. 'Phis has led to what is known as "paper working" i.e., the insertion of advertisements that the patentees are prepared to grant licenses to manufacture, but it seems questionable whether it has resulted in any increase in manufacture. While the difficulties in the way of the working in many cases, particularly of recent years, have to be taken into consideration, it appears desirable, while avoiding the drastic nature of the English law, which seems hardly suitable in this respect to this country, to adopt, if possible, some more effective means of inducing manufacture here than at present exists. A satisfactory solution of the matter is, however, very hard indeed to find. In addition to granting letters patent and promoting the use of patented inventions, it would be desirable if some means could be devised of encouraging the introduction of inventions which are useful but, though practically unknown, are not new and patentable, In theory these inventions are taken up and put into practice if they are of benefit, but there are a large number not brought into use owing to it not being worth the while of any one going to the expense and trouble of making and introducing contrivances which as soon as they become known may be made and sold by others.Though outside the province of patent law the matter seems to be not out of place to refer to, and some, inducement not merely to invent but to put into actual use modes and appliances which are not new in the strict patent sense of the word but are likely to be beneficial to the, country appears to be worthy of consideration. The patents current in New Zealand average, about four thousand, and, with that slight exception, the output of the world's inventions (the specifications of many thousands of which are received monthly and placed for public information in the library of this Office) are open to free use in this country. In former reports I. have pointed out the very inadequate provision made for carrying out the requirements of the Act with regard to examination and its provisions concerning searching, and would again lay stress on the importance of the- Office being placed in a heller position in this respect. While as much time has been devoted to this work as practicable, that, available for each case is very restricted, and a certain proportion of specifications which the Act requires the Office to see properly describe the invention are necessarily passed at present with little more than a cursory examination, except as regards their bare formalities, and, of course, without any attempt at searching. Besides better provision in this respect, the more urgent requirements "f the Office are (1.) The printing of the specifications. This is done in most countries of any importance, and should, as repeatedly urged by my predecessors and myself, he effected here as soon as it is possible to carry out the work. Until the specifications can he printed fuller particulars of inventions might with advantage lie inserted in the Patent Office Journal. Manuscript copies of specifications and drawings of New Zealand inventions, tin l cost of which was considerably reduced, had to be increased during the war owing to restriction of stall', but are now being furnished in most cases at the former nominal price. (2.) The accurate classification and indexing of the specifications is a, matter of considerable importance in ensuring a, reliable record of inventions, and requires checking and revision as soon as it can lie accomplished. (3.) The library attached to the Office requires to be extended and nia.de more generally known and freely available to tin 1 public to have the full benefit derived from it. Considerable expense is gone to in binding and housing the hooks, and a small additional outlay would probably turn what is at present of not much utility, except for the purpose of establishing publication, into a. very useful institution. (4.) The compiling, publication, and issue of classified abridgments of specifications with drawings, so that information concerning inventions patented on any particular subject could be readily obtained and referred to by persons interested, would be a great advantage. This is done in Great Britain, and could be carried out. here without much expense, as blocks of the drawings is most cases have already been made for use in tin 1 Journal. If also our manufacturers were supplied from time to time with lists of patents of other countries, and copies of the specifications and drawings (which could be readily secured at low cost) of any in which they are interested, it would enable them to readily learn, and, if they thought it advisable, adopt, the most recent advances in any branch of invention, subject, of course, to whatever patents may be granted for them here. A very much larger proportion of the revenue from the patents, &c, is devoted in other countries to the promotion of invention tlia,n is the case here, lint comparisons in this respect between countries like the United Kingdom, the United Stales, anil New Zealand over corresponding periods is not very instructive. More can probably be gained by a, reference to the fig.ires of those countries when their revenue corresponded more with that of this country at the present time, A comparison of (he United

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States Patent Office revenue and expenditure of some time ago with that of this Office of recent, years is given below : — United Stales. Proportion of Receipts. Expenditure. Expenditure to Receipts. ,$ $ Per (.'cut. 1811 to 1850 .. .. .. 554,448 165,578 83 97 New Zealand. £ s. d. ,£ s. (I. 1909 to 191.8 .. .. .. 70,036 6 5 29,586 10 II 4224 Patents. During 1918, 1,386 applications were received, being 57 more than in 1917. The following figures, giving the number of applications received on the first six months of each of the years mentioned, are of interest as showing the effect of tin- war on the number of inventions recorded. For the purpose of comparison the applications in Great Britain for the corresponding period are added.

In 790 (789) cases provisional specifications were lodged with the applications, and complete specifications with 596 (540), while 261 (355) complete specifications were lodged in respect of applications with which provisional specifications bad been previously filed. The total number of applications received to the 31st December, 1918, was 11,011, and the number of patents then in force 1,352. £6,576 1 Is. (id. was paid last year in patent fees, an increase of £L,516 os. 3d. over the previous year, which was £781 6s. 9d. less than that received in 1917. The increase was chiefly in the number of patents sealed, £1,464 (£996), and sixth year's renewal fees, £918 (£14:4), such fees being payable only on comparatively few patents in 1917. The number of cognate cases i.e., in which the contents of more than one provisional are embodied in one complete was 20, involving 44 provisional specifications. The number of entries of dealings with patents was 52 (59). No patents were, sealed alter the prescribed time. The restoration of lapsed patents was effected in 3 cases, and the fees from that source, amounted to £102. In 1917 3 patents were restored and £44 paid in fees. Applications from women inventors numbered 35. Patents of addition were sealed in 8 cases. Countries from which Applications received. Of the 1,386 applications 885 were received from residents of New Zealand in 1918, while in the previous year out of 1,329 applications 889 were by persons residing in this country. From Australia 223 (Victoria 126, New South Wales 65) came to hand, a.s compared with 211 (Victoria 111, New South Wales 68) for the preceding year. Of others applying for New Zealand letters patent, .156 (117) lived in Great Britain, 91 (82) in the United States, and 9 (9) Canada,, the. figures in brackets being for the year 1917. Trend of Subject-matter of Inventions. With one or two exceptions there is nothing calling for any special mention hi this respect. Inventions relating to milking machinery still account for a fair number of applications, 51 having been received during the year, as compared with 37 in 1917. The development of the kauri gum industry has resulted in a, slight increase in the small number of applications on that subject — 25 (19) —tind the same remark applies to some extent to honey-production and other industries. Inventions relating to cultivating and tilling and fibre-dressing show a falling-off to 29 last year from 19 in the preceding year in one case, and to 19 from 24 in the other. The most marked increase is in the number of inventions under the heading of " Vehicles," chiefly on account of motor vehicles, fires, and other accessories, the total number being 91. last year, as compared with 57 in 1917. Designs. Registration of Designs. There were 53 applications received, and registration was effected in 50 oases, as compared with 83 applications and 80 registrations in the previous year. The, fees amounted to £19 55., being less than in 1917.

Notis. —The figures in parentheses are those for the previous year — i.e., 1917.

New Zealand Great Britain 1913. 1914. 1915. 869 951 647 15,105 15,690 9,587 * To the 7th .Line. L916. 565 9,265 1917. 665 9,495 1918. 1919. 741 897 10,774 14,561*

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Trade-macks. Last year 695 applications for registration of trade-marks were received, 76 more than the number received the previous year. The amount received in fees in respect of trade-marks was £1,533 155., as against £1,825 16s. for 191.7—a decrease, of £292 Is. This is accounted for by the renewal fees of marks registered before 1890, which are simultaneously payable every fourteen years, falling due by the Ist January, 1918, and consequently £969 being paid in respect of the renewals of the registration of trade-marks in 1917, as against £584 on the account last year. Otherwise this branch of the business of the Office has been well maintained, and would have shown an increase, in the amount received in fees as well as the increased number of applications recorded. The, number of trade-marks on the Register at. the end of the year was 10,360. Countries from which Applications received. The applications received from residents of New Zealand were, fewer last year thai) for the previous year 222, as compared with 250. A greater number of applications outside New Zealand were received from Great Britain 170 (171), United States of America 112 (105), New South Wales 62 (41), Victoria 46 (42) —than in the previous year the figures for which are given in brackets. Goods for which Trade-marks registered. As usual, more applications for registration of trade-marks were in the food class (42) than in the. others (106), which is about the same number as in the former year- 1.03. More applications were received in 29 classes, and fewer in 18 classes, than in the previous year. Patent Agents. The number of Patent Agents on the Register at the end of last year was 22, one having been struck off during the year for non-payment of annual fee. Staff. I have pleasure in recording my appreciation of the services of the staff of the Office. Of its small number three members served in the war —Mr. J. W, Miles, 1915-17; Mr, J. C. Powley, from 1916 to June, 1917, when he was killed at Messines; and Mr. C. W. Collinson, 1914-16. Mr. Powley was a zealous and popular member, and his loss was much felt by his fellow-officers. Two other members were in camp on the cessation of hostilities. Conclusion. The Appendix hereto contains the following tables and lists, viz. : Page. A. Balance-sheet of Income and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st December, 1918.. 5 B. Table showing Revenue and Expenditure for each of the Last Eight Years .. 5 C. Particulars of Fees received from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1918 .. 5 D. Staff of Officers, and Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . (i E. Total Number of Applications lor Patents and Registration of Designs and Trademarks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1918 (inclusive) . ... (i F. Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, &.c. . . . , 7 G. Number of Applications for Patents in New Zealand from Persons residing there and in other Countries in each of the Years 1916, 1917, and 1918 . . . . 7 H. Cases in which Notice was given by Residents in New Zealand of Desire to apply for Patents abroad .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 1. 'Table showing Number of Applications for the Different Classes of Inventions for each of the Years 1916, 1917, and 1918 .. .-. .. .. ..8 J. Applications pending at Mud of Year 1918 .. .. ~ .. ~8 K. Patents in Force at End of Year 1918 .. .. .. .. ..9 L. .Table showing Total Number of Applications, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts .. .. 9 M. Designs: Table showing Number of Applications in each of the Principal Classes under the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1911, from Ist January to 31st December, 1918 . . .. .. .. .. ..' ..9 N. Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Countries in each of the Years 1916, 1917, and 1918 .. 9 O. Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1916, 1917, and 1918 .. .. .. .. .'.lO Note. —The lists of Inventions and Applicants for Letters Patent, Designs, and Trade marks for the past year have been printed in the Index to Vol. vii of the Patent Office Journal. Patent Office, Wellington, 29th August, 1919. J. C. Lewis, Registrar.

NiiTii. —The figures in parentheses are those for the previous year—-i.e., 191.7.

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APPENDIX. A.--Balance-sheet oe Income and Expenditure fok the Year ended 31st December, 1918. Income. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Patent fees .. .. .. .. 0,570 11 6 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,817 17 2 Design fees .. .. .. .. 19 5 0 Clerical assistance .. .. .. 57 16 8 Trade-mark fees .. .. 1,533 15 0 Fees to local Patent officers .. .. 3 0 0 Sale of Acts, Gazettes, Journals, Name Printing Patent Office Journal .. .. 064 5 0 Index, &o. .. .. .. .. 40 7 0 Other printing and binding .. .. 55 19 6 Rent of space for railway notice boards .. 21 17 6 Payments refunded .. .. .. 41 15 9 Stamps .. .. .. .. 93 9 8 Stationery .. .. .. .. 62 16 10 Typewriter-repairs .. .. .. 11 2 6 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 18 0 Balanoo .. .. .. .. 5,344 9 11 £8,175 19 0 £8,175 19 0

B. —Table showing Revenue and Expenditure for each of the Last Eight Years.

C. —Particulars of Fees received from 1st January to 31st December, 1918.

Year. 1911 1912 1913 1914 Receipts. i Expenditure, Surplus. Year, 1 £ s. d, £ s. d. ' £ s. d. .. 0,535 6 0 2,440 18 7 4,094 7 5 1915 .. 6,750 7 11 2,989 3 0 3,767 4 11 1916 .. 7,113 7 0 2,972 0 3 . 4,141 6 9 1917 .. 7,572 0 0 3,536 15 3 | 4,035 4 9 1918 _[ _) Receipts. ' Expenditure. Surplus. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s, d. .. 7,491 13 11 3,230 16 0 4,260 17 11 .. 7,107 11 3 2,835 5 1 4,272 6 2 .. 6,954 19 3 3,258 4 11 3,696 14 i .. 8,175 19 0 2,831 9 1 5,344 9 II

1- ! Number. | Fee, each. Amount received. Patents. £ s. d. Applications for "patents with provisional specifications .. .. .,. 790 0 10 0 Applications for patents with complete specifications . . .. . . 596 1 0 0 Complete specifications left after provisional specifications .. .. 261 I o 0 Applications for extension of time for filing complete specifications .. 66 () 10 0 Applications for extension of time for acceptance of complete specifications. . . . LOs., £l.,and £] Ids. Applications for extension of time for payment of fees . . . . . . , . IDs., £1, and U 10s. On giving notice of opposition.. .. .. .. .. .. 4 o L0 (l On hearing objections, .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 4 10 0 On request for sealing letters patent .. . . . . .. . . 732 2 I) 0 Renewal fees paid before end of third year . . . . . . . . 347 3 0 (I Renewal fees before end of fourth year . . ,. . . .. 2 5 0(1 Renewal fees paid before end of sixth.year .. .. ... .. 153 (i o o Renewal fees paid before end of seventh year .. .. .. .. j 154 10 (I 0 Applications for restoration of lapsed patents .. .. .. .. 7 2 0 0 On restoration of lapsed patents .. , . .. ... On request to enter name of subsequent proprietor on Register .. .. 52 (I 10 0 Request to correct clerical errors .. .. .. .. .. 7 0 5 0 Certificates of Registrar . . . , .. . . . . .. 14 0 5 0 Certifying copies of specifications and drawings . . .. . . .. 25 0 5 0 Patent Agents' renewal foes .. . . .. . , . , .. 23 1 I 0 Altering address .. . . . . .. . . . . ,. I 0 8 0 Searches Copies of specifications and drawings Certificates re assignments . . .. . . .. .. .. 6 0 5 0 On application to amend specification . . .. . . . . .. 5 10 0 £ s. d. 395 0 0 596 0 0 261 0 0 33 0 0 27 1(1 0 69 10 0 2 0 (I I 0 0 1,46-1 0 0 1,011 (I (I 1(1 0 t) 918 0 (i 1,540 0 0 1.4 0 0 88 t) 0 26 (i it I 15 0 3 io (i 6 5 0 24 3 0 0 5 0 10 1.3 (i 34 10 0 1 10 0 5 0 0 6,576 11 6

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C.—Particulars of Fees received from 1st January to 31st December, 1918 — continued.

I). Staff of Officers, and Salaries. £ s. d. Registrar* .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 550 0 (I Deputy Registrar!/ (for 10 months) .. .. .. .. .. . , 308 0 8 Clerk (for 10 months) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 183 6 8 (Jlerk (for 7 months 12 days) .. . . .-. . . . . . . . . 123 I 1 1 Clerk .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 147 10 (I Cadet (for 10 months 22 days) .. .. .. .. .. 77 1 1 Cadet . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. 62 1 1 Cadet .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . . 61 15 0 Librarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 16 8 Typist .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 129 0 0 Typist (for 21 days) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 18 1 £1.817 17 2 * Also Registrar of Copyright, nil. t Also Deputy Registrar of Copyright, nil.

E.—Total, Number of Applications for Patents and Registration of Designs and Trademarks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1918 (inclusive).

Number. Fee, each. Amount received. Designs. Applications for registration of designs On extension of period of copyright under section 52 (2) . . On application for extension of period of copyright under section 52 (3) 5s. & 2s. 6d. £ s. d. 12 5 0 6 10 0 0 10 0 19 5 0 TltADE-MABKS. Applications for registration On giving notice of opposition. . On extension of time for filing opposition On registration On association On renewal of registration On extension of time for payment of renewal fee On assignment On certificates re assignments .. .. .. .. Amendment On cancellation Extra space in Journal Copies of trade-mark certificates .. .. ... On application for loave to add to or alter a trade-mark Request to enter change of name Certificates of Registrar On request to strike out goods from a registered trade-mark On extension of time to leave declaration in support of opposition. . Searches I In restoration of trade-mark On hearing opposition On extension of time to lodge counter-statement 695 3 500 548* 14 6 9 £ s. d. 0 .1.0 0 1 0 0 I 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 £ s. d. 347 10 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 506 0 0 6 5 0 548 4 0 is e o 46 2 0 3 10 0 1 10 0 2 5 0 11 19 0 12 5 0 3 0 0 5 6 0 4 10 0 0 5 0 9 10 0 0 14 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 0 3 1 0 0 'l8 I 0 5 0 0 5 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1,533 15 0 * And 1 series.

Year. Patents. Designs. Trade-marks. 'total. 1890 1900 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 616 1,009 1,831 1,740 1,737 1,775 1,574 1,299 1,261 1,329 1,386 5 15 46 21 44 65 55 89 113 83 53 160 348 818 861 779 787 687 565 666 619 695 781 1,372 2,695 2,622 2,560 / 2,627 2,316 1,953 2,040 2,031 2,134 I

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F.—Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, etc.

G. —Number of Applications for Patents in New Zealand from Persons residing there and in other Countries in each of the Years 1916, 1917, and 1918.

H. Casf.s in which Notice was given by Residents in New Zf.ai.ani> of Desire to apply for Patents abroad. Total. Total. Argentine Republic .. .. .. 21 I India .. .. .. .. ..24 Australia .. .. .. .. . . 297 Italy .. .. .. .. ..20 Austria ... .. .. .. .. 5' .lapan .. .. .. .. ..24 Belgium .. .. . . .. 2:1 Luxemburg .. .. .. . . .. ] Bermuda .. . • • ■ ■ • • ■ 3 Malay States .. .. . . . . 2 Brazil .. .. .. . • . • 9 Marshall Islands .. . . .. .. :{ British Guiana . . . . . . .. 3 Mauritius .. .. .. .. .. :i British North Borneo . . .. .. 3 ■ Mexico .. .. . , .. . . -|. Canada .. .. .. .. .. 99 Mysore .. .. .. .. .. :! Caroline Islands .. .. .. .. 3 Newfoundland .. .. .. .. 2 Ceylon .. •. . • • ■ • • 6 New Guinea. . .. .. . . :j Channel Islands .. .. .. .. 3 New Hebrides .. .. ~ .. :i Chile .. .. .. .. •■ 6 Norway .. .. .. .. ... 12 Congo Free State .. .. .. .. 3 Panama .. .. .. .. .. 8 Cyprus .. .. .. .. .. 3 Paraguay .. .. .. .. .. 3 Danish West Indies .. .. .. .. 1 Peru .. .. .. .. .. 3 Denmark .. .. .. .. ..12 Philippine Islands .. .. .. .. 3 Bast Africa .. .. .. .. .. 3 Portugal .. .. .. .. .. s Ecuador .. . . .. • • • • 3 Portuguese Colonies .. . . .. .. | Egypt .. . . . • • ■ • • 7 Rhodesia .. .. .. .. .. 5 Falkland Islands .. .. .. .. 3 Russia .. .. .. .. .. ,s Fiji .. . . .. . . . . 1 Russia Strait Settlements . . .. .. 3 Finland .. . . . . .. . . 3 Samoa .. .. .. .. . . 3 France .. . • • ■ • ■ ~ SO South Africa .. .. .. .. 50 Germany .. •■ •• •• •• 6 j Spain .. .. .. .. ... 11 Great Britain .. .. .. .. 121 j Straits Settlements .. .. .. .. I Grenada .. .. .. .. .. 3 Sweden .. .. .. .. ..12 Guatemala .. .. .. .. .. 3 Switzerland .. .. .. .. .. (I Holland .. .. .. .. ..If) Tonga .. .. .. .. .. I Honduras .. .. .. ■.. .. 3 Trinidad .. .. .. '.. .. 1 Hong Kong.. .. .. .. .. 3 United States of America .. .. .. 139 Hungary . . .. .. .. .. 1 ; Uruguay .. .. .. .. ~ :{ Iceland .. .. .. .. .. 3

§ Number of Applications with which Complete Specifications lodged. Nil' Number of Appl.i- Appli, cations with which Ft . ,, • ■ , c , ,. which Provisional Specifies- 0 ... tions lodged. b l* oclfi< n sequen mber of f ! Numbe cations for ,, , . cations i Complete | nations sub-i " ltly lodged. Numbo: cations ; lap! ref r of Appliabandoned, sed, or fused. Num Patent! Total .be* of Number s sealed. Ap ° joa _ tions. ' Foreign, i 475 | 1,831. 482 ! 1,740 508 i 1,737 499 1,775 423 1,574 288 ■ 1,299 319 ! 1,261 * i 1,329 * 1,389 1910 1911 1912 1918 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 N.Z. Foreign. 250 443 245 434 258 507 217 467 177 426 140 286 178 297 183 360 143 454 .N.Z, Foreign. N.Z. 990 148 254 935 126 258 877 95 275 965 126 249 868 103 228 787 86 322 699 87 194 708 84 203 704 88 * Foreign. N.Z. 75 925 59 849 85 817 58 910 45 ! 782 46 669 38 680 41 * * * Foreign. 125 86 78 94 96 78 67 N.Z. 306 323 334 272 273 266 245 e for proceeding furt Iier with the applici i ttions has not yet * These figure ixpired. Notb.—A fev, [iving two addresi is are necei isarily incomplete, as the tim ' applioatioi :es; the fig' is were reoeived from j ires will therefore totr joint apt U more t ilicants resident in di, man the actual miml ferent countries, ah icr of applications n •o from applicants 2ccived.

1916. 1917. 1918. New Zealand .. 882 884 885 Algeria .. .. .. .. 1 Argentina .. .. .. 1 1 Brazil .. .. 1 .. 1 Canada .. .. 6 9 9 Denmark .. .. 6 1 4 Dutch East Indies .. .. .. 2 France .. .. .. 4 2 Friendly Islands .. .. .. I Germany .. .. .. .. 2 Great Britain .. 110 117 156 j Hawaii .. .. .. .. 1 Holland .. .. 2 2 5 1916. Italy .. ... 2 Japan New South Wales .. 63 Norway .. . . 2 Queensland . . .. 8 South Australia .. 13 Sweden .. .. 2 Tasmania .. .. 5 Transvaal United St a t e a' o f 96 America Victoria .. .. 90 Western Australia .. 8 1917. I 1918. I 1 I I 6 2 68 68 8 6 13 14 4 10 7 4 7 1 1 82 94 .pplicants resident in different countrii more than the actual number of applici 111 126 12 7 ;s, also from appli,tions received. Note.—A few applications were reoeived from joint t cants giving two addresses ; the figures will therefore total

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I.—Table showing Number of Applications for Patents for the Different Classes of Inventions for each of the Years 1916, 1917, and 1918.

.I.—Applications pending at End of Year 1918. Total, 1,409.

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Class. 1910. 1917. j 1918. Class. 1916. I 1917. I 1918. Advertising and displaying signs, tie. 4 2 Illuminating (except gas-mannfae- 20 ture) Indicating, calculating, and measur- 20 ing (inoluding moisture-testers) Kitchen utensils and cooking- 33 appliances (including ovens) 12 26 27 13 Aeronautics .. .. .. 7 Amusements, music, exercisers, 35 games, &c. Attaching and securing (including 11 bolls, ties, &c.) 13 23 6 32 27 20 29 16 Boilers (steam) .. .. .. 4 Boots and shoes.. .. .. 34 Bottles, bottling, and glass-working 16 Boxes, cans, and casks .. .. 29 Brewing, distilling, &c. .. Brooms and brushes (including 8 mops) Building construction .. .. 17 „ (brick and cement com- 28 positions and moulding) (windows and doors) .. 9 5 39 9 34 2 21 5 33 12 52 5 11 Billing, hauling, and loading .. 16 Docks, latches, and hinges .. i 15 29 14 26 16 Marine and submarine (including 19 lake and river engineering) Marking (tickets, labels, Ac.) .> 14 Medicines and surgical appliances 23 (including car-instruments, dental work, &c.) Metal-working (including welding, 8 stamping, and plating) Milking-machines* .. .. 51 Minerals (inoluding filtration, lixi- 14 viation, screens, Ac) (magnetic separators) „ (stampers and pulverizers) 6 46 7 29 8 37 8 4 28 4 24 24 25 21 34 19 20 i 15 | Chemicals .. .. .. 6 Cleaning, polishing, &c. .. .. 15 Closets and urinals .. .. 14 Coin-freed mechanism .. .. 11 Cooling and freezing .. .. 4 Cultivating and tilling .. .. 32 Cutting and sawing, and tools .. : 36 15 4 9 4 13 49 45 15 j 9 9 j 3 f 3 39 [ 30 51 14 1 Oils and lubrioators .. .. 5 i 4 1.4 Dairying' .. .. 21 Drains and sewers .. .. 2 Dredging and excavating (including ; 4 rock-drills) . Drying .. .. .. .. i 23 29 3 3 15 i Paints and painting (inoluding 11 kauri-gum) Pipes, tubes, and hose .. .. 7 Preserving .. .. .. 6 Presses .. .. .. 1 Printing and photography .. 10 Pumps and sprayers (except rotary 16 pumps) 24 4 8 2 9 17 40 9 6 . 2 15 11 13 10 Electricity and magnetism .. 22 Engines (air, gas, and oil) .. 22 (steam), including rotary 9 pumps (miscellaneous and engine 26 accessories) including ourrent motors, solar motors, tide motors, wave motors, windmills, miscellaneous: motors Explosives, firearms, and targets .. [ 35 Exterminating (including trapping 15 animals) 11 52 12 33 43 ii ! 20 8 41 38 Railways and tramways .. .. 34 Roads and ways (including road- 7 watering) 16 2 Seed-dressing, chaff-cutting, and 5 | threshing Seed-sowers .. .. .. 6 Sewing and knitting .. .. 8 Shoep and cattle (inducing veteri- 18 nary appliances) Sheep shearing and clipping .. 3 Shop and hotel fittings .. .. 11 Stationery and paper .. .. 32 3 4 9 16 4 14 28 9 8 14 25 25 15 15 10 4 6 28 Fencing .. .. .. 19 (strainers) .. .. j 4 Fibre-dressing (including rope- '< 15 making) Filters .. .. .. „ S Fire alarms, escapes, ladders, and 9 extinguishers Food .. .. .. .. 6 Furnaces and kilns (including smoke- 5 consumers) Furniture and upholstery, desks, , 55 blinds, curtains, &c. 8 5 24 I 12 6 19 Telephony and telegraphy (including 24 phonographs) Tobacco .. .. .. 2 26 4 18 8 1 3 5 2 Val vos and cocks .. .. 9 Vehicles .. .. ..32 „ (velocipedes) .. .. 34 Ventilating .. .. .. 5 3 31 26 5 2 54 37 7 23 20 14 51 42 Washing and cleansing .. .. 17 Water-supplying .. .. 7 Wearing-apparel .. .. 27 Wools and hides .. .. 6 15 6 21 10 13 2 25 12 Gas-manufacture for lighting, heat- 14 ing, or power purposes Harness (including horse,&c, covers); 17 Harvesting and grading .. .. 0 Heating and fuel-manufacture .. I 25 10 4 13 34 10 20 8 37 Miscellaneous inventions not in , 4 other classes, as indiarubbermanufaeture, fishing-appliances, Aic. 10 I 11 * Prior to 1911, mllB.ing.maob.ines were inel Note.—Owing to some inventions being el; actual number of applieations received. lulled in class " l: assifled under in lairying," hut are now a separate class. nre than one heading, the figures will total rather rathe' - more tian thft more t]

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X. —Patents in Force at End of Year 1918. Patents sealed from 31st December, 1915, to 31st December, 1918 .. 1,821 Third-year fees paid from 31st December, 1915, to 31st December, 1918 . . 1,094 Fourth-year fees paid from 31st December. 1914, to 31st December, 1918 . . 413 Sixth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1912, to 31st December, 1918 . . 177 Seventh-year fees paid from 31st December, 1911, to 31st December, 1918 847 Total .. .. -.. .. .. 4,352

L.—Table showing Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st December, 1918 (inclusive).

M.—Table showing Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Sixteen Classes under the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1911, from Ist January to 31st December, 1918. Class 1. —Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, not included in Class 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Class 2. —Jewellery .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . . . 3 Class 3.- -Articles composed wholly of wood, bone, ivory, paper-maehe, or other solid substances not included in other classes, or of materials in which such substances piredominate ..- 11 Glass 4. —Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, bricks, tiles, or cement, or in which such materials predominate .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Class 5. —Articles composed wholly of paper (except paperhangings), cardboard, millboard, or strawboard, or in which such materials predominate .. .. .. .. . . 4 Class 11. —Millinery and wearing-apparel, including boots and shoes .. .. .. .. 1 Glass 16. —Goods not included in other classes .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 53

N.—Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Countries in each of the Years 1916, 1917, and 1918.

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Total Number of Applications. Number VT _. , . , Number t SLTpfLt of Patents on Letters Patent. wMch Flnal have been -p, „ ■ ■, sealed. Fee P ald ' Act of 1860 ... „ 1870 „ 1883 ... Acts of 1889 and 1908 Act of 1911 ... 1861 to 1870 1871 to 1883 1884 to 1889 1890 to 30th June, 1912 1st July, 1912, to 31st December, 1918 109 881 3,170 27,419 9,455 109 109 687 465 1,757 368 12,711 1,799* 3,620* 177* Grand totals ... ... * 41,034 18,884* 2,918* I * Incomplete.

1916. 1917. 1918. 1916. 1917. 1918. I New Zealand Canada Cape Colony.. Ceylon Denmark France Germany Great Britain Holland Hong Kong .. India Japan .. 220 250 15 29 2 1 1 2 4 1 204 147 2 1 1 2 1 1 I 222 20 Natal i New South Wales j Norway Queensland . . ; South Australia Spain Straits Settlements Sweden I Switzerland United States of America Victoria 69 I 1 41 1 62 4 2 9 1 178 2 3 1 123 24 1 4 1 142 46 105 42 2

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O.—Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1916, 1917, and 1918.

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Classes. Classification of Goods. 1918. 1917. 1918. I Chemical substances used in manufactures, photography, or philosophical research, and anti-corrosives Chemical substances used for agricultural, horticultural, veterinary, and sanitary purposes Chemical substances prepared for use in medicine and pharmacy Raw or partly prepared vegetable, animal, and mineral substances used in manufactures not included in other classes Unwrought and partly wrought metals used in manufacture .. .. j Machinery of all kinds, and parts of machinery, except agricultural and I horticultural machines included in Class 7 Agricultural and horticultural machinery, and parts of such machinery.. i Philosophical instruments, scientific, instruments, and apparatus for useful purposes ; instruments and apparatus for teaching Musical instruments Korological instruments Instruments, apparatus, and contrivances, not medicated, for surgical or curative purposes, or in relation to the health of men or animals Cutlery and edge tools Metal goods not included in other classes Goods of precious metals (including aluminium, nickel, Britannia-metal, &c.) and jewellery, and imitations of such goods and jewellery Glass Porcelain and earthenware Manufactures from mineral and other substances for building or decoration Engineering, architectural, and buileling contrivances .. .. j Arms, ammunition, and stores not included in Class 20 Explosive substances Naval architectural contrivances anel naval equipments not included in Classes 19 and 20 Carriages (it) Cotton-yarn ; (b) sewing-cotton .. ... Cotton piece-goods of all kinds Cotton goods not included in Classes 23, 24, and 38 .. Linen and hemp yarn and thread .. Linen and hemp piece-goods Linen and hemp gooels not included in Classes 26, 27, and 50 •lute varns and tissues, and other articles made of jute not included in Class 50 Silk, spun, thrown, or sewing Silk piece-goods Other silk goods not included in Classes 30 and 31 .. Yarns of wool, worsted, or hair Cloths and stuffs of wool, worsted, or hair Woollen and worsted anil hair goods not included in Classes 33 and 34 Carpets, floorcloth, and oilcloth Leather, skins (unwrought and wrought), and articles made of leather not included in other classes Articles of clothing Paper (except paperhangings), stationery, and bookbindingGoods manufactured from indiarubber and guttapercha not included in other classes Furniture and upholstery Substances used as food or as ingredients in food Fermented liquors and spirits Mineral and aerated waters (natural and artificial), including ginger-beer Tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured Seeds for agricultural and horticultural purposes Candles, common soap, eletergents ; illuminating, heating, or lubricating oils ; matches ; and starch, blue, and other preparations for laundry purposes Perfumery (including toilet articles), preparations for the teeth and hair. and perfumed soap Games of all kinds, and sporting articles not included in other classes .. Miscellaneous 25 22 33 o 43 25 20 3 4 53 11 43 6 I 49 9 5 fi 2 13 14 27 6 25 7 8 7 15 7 10 12 14 9 10 II 10 10 5 13 o 3 4 3 12 13 14 3 13 6 5 23 8 6 25 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 3 2 13 10 1 2 I 2 5 12 11 1 1 1 2 13 5 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 0 io 9 19 3 3 1 7 2 18 9 1 1 2 3 2 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 2 o 4 2 4 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 5 9 1 2 5 1 io 38 39 40 34 19 17 44 16 18 48 38 10 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 2 132 22 6 20 2 38 4 103 18 6 14 1 39 11 106 20 5 25 2 59 18 40 27 II 38 34 3 39 49 50 2 43