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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1924 Session I, H-10

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1924. NEW ZEALAND.

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

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 128 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1921-22.

I have tho honour, as required, by section 128, to submit my report on the proceedings under the Act during the past year. The total number of applications in respect of patents, designs, and. trade-marks was 3,421, as compared with 3,500, 3,250, and 3,693 for the throe preceding years, the last being the highest number received in any one year. The amount, paid in fees was £11,607 18s. 5d—£1,245 16s. lOd. less than that in 1922. That year showed an increase of £3,056 13s. sd. (31 per cent, over the previous highest year), owing chiefly to the revision of fees and to tho sealing and renewal fees being paid in a largo number of cases held over on account of tho war. While the revised scale applies equally to the fees paid, last year, the conditions are otherwise normal, and the revenue is higher than that of any former year with the exception of 1922. The sum expended in the year is shown at £4,809 Bs. lid. This is £929 Bs. 3d. in excess of the expenditure for the previous year, which is returned as less than that in 1921. The amount for salaries and temporary assistance is given as £3,223 3s. Id., as against £2,518 15s. 2d. for the previous year. This difference is to a considerable extent due to the payment in 1923 of part of the salary for 1922 of an officer who was abroad during part of that year. Scale increases in salary and small temporary additions to staff to afford slightly better provision for examination. &c, also help to account for the difference. An increase of £215 9s. sd. is shown in " printing and stationery," which to some extent is also' a matter of book-keeping, but otherwise there is little variation in the expenditure between this and the two preceding years. The surplus for the year was £6,858 9s. 6d., bringing the amount received over that expended since the Ist January, 1890, to £113,120. Two questions of outstanding importance —examination and publicity—received special attention during the year. With regard to the first, while, as already stated, some slight temporary assistance was afforded for the work, no sufficient staff has yet been provided to enable it to be at all adequately carried out, it apparently being considered that, as no official examination can ensure the validity of tho grant, it is better to leave it almost entirely to the applicant to satisfy himself that he has sufficient grounds for letters patent than to go to much expense in official investigation of tin; matter. It is, however, respectfully submitted that the more effectual the check to the issue of invalid patents, the better not only for inventors but for the country generally, and that a substantial part of the surplus revenue might well be expended in affording bettor facilities for this Office in connection with the examination and investigation of novelty. The importance of the publicity of inventions lias boon recognized to some extent by providing for the sale of cheap typed copies and sun-prints at the cost of printed copies in other countries. Though the value of this step is not yet appreciated, the issue of copies at low price is essential to make inventions known and enable fuller benefit to be derived from the Patent laws. If sufficient demand is shown for copies, printing the specifications will doubtless be considered, but a very marked increase in tho requirements in this direction will be necessary before the course referred to can bo adopted. Amongst other matters requiring attention at the first suitable opportunity is revision of the classification of specifications and the binding of a large number of specifications and. drawings. A considerable quantity of printed copies of specifications and drawings received at the library from other countries also require to bo bound.

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Empire Co-oprration in Grant of Patents, etc. The Imperial Economic Conference adopted the following report of the Committee set up to consider and report to the. Conference on Imperial co-operation with reference to patents, designs, and trade-marks :— " This Imperial Economic Conference have given careful consideration to the provisional scheme recommended in the report of the British Patent Conference, 1922, and they are of opinion that, apart from one or two details which might receive further consideration by correspondence between the heads of the Patent Offices, the provisional scheme is a practicable one, and promises considerable advantages to British inventors throughout the Empire ; but, in view of the difficulties felt by the Dominion of Canada as regards the absence of any provision for reciprocal registration of Dominion patents, the Conference feel unable to make any recommendation so far as tho self-governing Dominions and India are concerned. Tho Conference, however, unanimously agree that it is very desirable that the provisional scheme should be adopted by the colonies and protectorates, and that considerable benefits would thereby be derived by inventors throughout the Empire." Patents. (The figures in parentheses are for 1922.) The number of applications received during 1923 was 2,075, 108 fewer than in the previous year. In 1,169 (1,294) cases provisional specifications were lodged with tho applications, and in 318 (352) complete specifications were left during the year in respect of applications for which provisional specifications had been already filed. The total number of applications to tho 31 st December, 1923, was 51,486, and the number of patents in force on that date 6,662. £8,013 19s. sd. was received during the year in respect of patent fees, £1,805 19s. Id, loss than in 1922. In that year the revenue under that head was, as already pointed out, exceptionally high, owing to the sealing and renewal fees being paid under tho provisions of the Order in Council of tho 6th June, 192.1, relating to extension of time as to rights affected by the war. Although the. entry of assignments, &c, in respect of patents is now required, there has not yet been much difference in the number registered, the total for 1923 being 156, as compared with 134 in the previous year. There were no (5) patents sealed after the prescribed time, and restoration was effected in 7 (3) cases, the fees irom this source amounting to £103 7s. 6d., as compared with £94 10s. for tho year 1922. Countries from which Applications were received. Somewhat fewer applications were received from residents of this country than in tho previous year, the number being 1,262 (or 61 per cent.- of the total) in 1923, as compared with 1,389 (or 64 percent.) in 1922. 287 (256) applications came to hand from Great Britain ; 19 (14) from Canada ; 141 (128) from Victoria; and 115 (104) from New South Wales. The number from the British Empire, including Now Zealand, was 1,800 (as compared with 1,943 in 1922), being 91 per cent, of the total number of applications received. Tho number of applications from the United States shows a considerable falling-off, dropping from 210 in 1921 to 169 in. 1922 and 129 in 1923. Of other countries, Franco sent 15 (14), Belgium 6 (1), Czoeho-Slovakia 2 (3), Denmark 6 (8), Italy 7 (7), Sweden 13 (4), Netherlands 5 (10), Switzerland 2 (8), Bussia 1 (0), Germany 3 (7). Designs. The number of designs for which, registration is sought is still very small, and there is not much variation in the number of applications received in the different years. In 1923 the total was 183, and the number of cases in which registration was effected 171, as compared with 153 and 135 in the preceding years. 116 applications were received from Now Zealand ; from Great Britain, 32 ; Australia, 20 ; South Africa, 2 ; Canada, 7 ; United States, 3. The amount, received in fees was £113 7s 6d., as compared with £125 19s. 9d. in 1922. Trade-marks. Probably tho number of trade-marks registered is a better indication of the state of trade than applications for patents and designs are of the condition of industry and manufacture. The number of applications received during the year was 1,163, as compared with 1,103 in the former year; but this number is 228 short of the total for the previous highest year. The fees received in respect of trade-marks amounted to £3,494 9s. 3d. This shows an increase of £625 lis. 9d. over the total for 1922 ; and, as renewal is required every fourteen years, a gradual increase of the amount received from this source may be looked for. As usual, considerably more applications were received for registration of trade-marks in respect of articles of food than for any other kind of goods, the number being 211, or 13 less than in the preceding year. Countries from which Applications were received. The number of applications—442 —received from residents of this country was less than that of 1922, in which year there were 495, but 62 more than in the previous year; 331 (277) were received from Great Britain, 190 (1.50) from the United States, 76 (56) from New South Wales, 33 (52) from Victoria, 3 (2) from Queensland, 2 (0) from South Australia, 19 (4) from Canada, and 5 (19) from Germany. The total number from the British Empire (including New Zealand) was 911 (as compared with 891 for 1922 and 717 for 1921), or 78 per cent, of the, total received,

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Patent Agents. No additional names were added to the register. The total number now on the register is twenty. Staff. The staff of the Office, though small, is efficient, and entitled to every credit for its work during the year. The ability and zeal it has shown are highly commendable. Conclusion. The Appendix hereto contains the following tables and lists, viz. : —■ Page A. Receipts and Payments Account fo»i the Year ended 3.lst December, 1923 .. . . 3 B. Table showing Ileceipts and Payments for each of the Last Eight Years . . . . 3 C. Particulars of Pees received .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 4 D. Staff of Officers, and Salaries . . . . . . . . .. ".. . . 4 E. Total. Number of Applications for Patents and Registration of Designs and Trade-marks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1923 (inclusive.) .. .. 5 F. Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, &o. .. .. .. 5 G. Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1921, 1922, and 1923 ... . . .. . . 5 H. Table showing Number of Applications for the Different Classes of Inventions for each of the Years 1921, 1922, and 1923 .. .. .. .. .. ..6 I. Applications pending at end of Year 1923 .. .. .. .. ..6 J. Patents in Force at End of Year 1923 .. . . .. .. .. .. 6 K. Table showing Total Number of Applications, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts .. .. .. 7 L. Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in the Year 1923 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..7 M. Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zoaland and other Countries in each of tho Years 1921, 1922, and 1923 .. .. 7 N. Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1921, 1922, and 1923 .. .. .. .. .. . . 8 Patent Office, Wellington, 16th June, 1924. J. C. Lewis, Registrar.

A P PENDIX. A.—Receipts and Payments Account for the Yioar ended 31st December, 1923. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Patent fees .. .. .. .. 8,013 19 5 Salaries .. .. .. .. 2,03!) 4 5 Design fees .. .. .. .. 113 7 (i Advertising.. .. .. .. 25 14 9 Trade-mark lees .. .. .. 3,494 9 3 Temporary assistance.. .. .. 583 .18 8 Sale of Acts, Journals, &c. .. .. 46 2 3 Fees to local Patent officers .. .. 717 (i Fuel, light, water, &e. .. .. 22 12 9 Office fittings and requisites . . .. 15 19 0 Postage, telegrams, &o. . ■ .. 100 210 Printing and stationery .. .. 1,282 9 11 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 3 16 11 Typewriters.. .. .. .. 2 12 5 Contingencies .. .. .. 3 3 (i Refunds .. . . .. .. 121 16 3 Balance .. .. .. .. 0,858 9 6 £11,667 18 5 £11,667 18 5 J. C. Lewis, Registrar. 1 hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby. Copyright fees are not included. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

B.—Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Eight Years.

Year. 1916 1917 1918 1919 t Receipts. j Payments. • Surplus. . . £ s. d. £ s. d. j £ s. d. 7,107 11 3 2,835 5 1 4,272 6 2 6,954 19 3 3,258 4 11 3,696 14 4 8,175 19 0 2,831 9 1 5,344 9 11 9,345 1 2 3,373 0 9 5,971 14 5 Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1920 9,696 17 4 3,736 4 1 5,960 13 3 192.1 9,857 1 10 4,016 13 5 5,840 8 5 1922 12,913 15 3 3,880 0 8 9,033 14 7 1923 11,667 18 5 4,809 8 11 6,858 9 6

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C. —Particulars of Fees received from Ist January to 31st December, 1923. Patents. £ s. d. Applications for patents with provisional £ s. d, Certificates of Registrar .. .. 32 JO 0 specifications .. .. .. .1,168 19 6 Copies of specifications and drawings .. 54 10 2 Applications for patents with complete Patent Agents'renewal fees .. .. 46 4 0 specifications .. .. .. 1,850 0 0 Searches .. .. .. .. 36 .15 0 Complete specifications left after provi- Amendment of letters patent .. .. 13 0 0 sional specifications .. .. .. 030 0 0 Weekly lists .. .. .. .. 9 0 0 Applications for extension of time .. 194 10 0 Change of name .. .. .. 0 5 0 On giving notice of opposition .. .. 610 0 Hearing opposition .. .. . . 2 0 0 On request for sealing letters patent .. 1 ,060 1 0 Entry of order of Court in the register .. 0 5 0 Renewal fees paid before end of third year 1,499 19 0 Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. 10 9 9 Renewal fees paid before end of sixth year 1,176 0 0 Cash in hand brought forward from 1922.. 31 1 0 Applications for restoration of lapsed patents 103 7 6 — On request to enter name of subsequent £8,013 19 5 proprietor on register .. .. 77 17 (i ___ =ii==is==i Request to correct clerical errors .. 415 0 Designs. £ s. d. £ s. d. Applications for registration of designs .. 82 5 0 Search, office .. .. .. .. 0 2 0 On. extension of period of copyright under Copy of drawings .. .. .. 112 0 section 56 (2) .. .. .. 21 0 0 Copy of certificate of registration .. 0 1 0 On application for extension of period of copyright under section 56 (3) .. 3 10 0 £1.13 7 6 Searches (Regulation 82) .. .. 0 17 (i " ■ ■ Assignment of designs .. .. .. 4 0 0 Trade-marks. £ s. d. I £ s. d. Applications for registration .. .. 872 16 6 On restoration of trade-mark .. .. 9 0 0 On giving notice of opposition .. .. 8 0 0; On hearing opposition .. .. .. 2 0 0 On extension of time for filing opposition 8 0 0 Searches .. .. .. .. 11 19 0 On extension of time for filing statement Change of address .. .. .. 3 2 0 of case .. .. .. .. 0 15 0 Clerical error .. .. .. .. 10 0 On registration .. .. .. 1,353 19 0 Alteration of trade-marks .. .. 12 0 On association .. .. .. 22 0 0 Entry in the register of rectification thereof 010 0 On renewal of registration .. .. 981 8 9 Request to strike out,goods .. .. 010 0 On extension of time for payment of renewal Miscellaneous .. .. .. 2 18 6 fee .. .. .. .. 2 0 0 Cash in hand brought forward £ s. d. On assignment .. .. .. 118 9 6 from 1922 .. .. .. 4 16 0 Amendment .. .. .. .. 13 0 Less cash in hand carried forOn cancellation .. .. .. 2 5 0 ward to 1924 .. ..050 Extra space in Journal .. .. 30 1.1 0 4 11 0 Copies of trade-mark certificates .. 2 2 0 Request to enter change of name .. 8 0 0 — Certificates of Registrar .. .. 12 15 0 £3,494 9 3 Searches (Regulation 84) .. .. 33 12 0 ■ ■ r .n ■. - I).—Staff of Officers, and Salaries, for Year ending 31st March, 1924. £ s. d. £ s. d. Registrar .. .. .. 665 0 0 Clerk .. .. .. .. 145 0 0 Deputy Registrar .. .. 120 0 0 Clerk (temporary) .. ..130 0 0 Clerk .-. .. .. .. 320 0 0 Cadet .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Clerk .. .. .. .. 225 0 0 Cadet .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 Clerk (temporary) .. .. 221 0 0 Typist .. .. .. .. 125 0 0 Clerk (temporary) .. .. 208 13 4 Typist .. .. .. .. 109 0 0 Clerk .. .. .. .. 145 0 0 Librarian .. .. .. 270 0 0

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E.—Total Number of Applications for Patents and Registration of Designs and Trademarks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1923 (inclusive).

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

G.—Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1921, 1922, 1923.

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E.—Total Number of Applications for Patents and Registration of Di marks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1923 (in< .signs and tradedlusive). Year. Patents, DesignB. Trade-marks. Total. 1890 1900 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 61.6 5 160 781 1,009 15 348 1,372 1,881 40 818 2,695 1,740 21 861 2,622 1,737 44 779 2,560 1,775 65 787 2,627 1,574 55 687 2,316 1,299 89 565 1,953 1,261 118 666 2,040 1,329 83 619 2,031 1,386 53 695 2,134 1,880 74 1,272 3,226 2,193 109 1,391 3,693 2,115 141 994 3,250 2,183 214 1,103 3,500 2,075 183 1,163 3,421 F.—Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, etc. u c6 03 Number cations w: Complete cations of Appliith which 3 Specifilodged. Number cations w: Provisional tions 1< DfAppli- J ijii: ith which *wy a a \ which Spocifica- r, -r, 3dged. b f eolfi< " sequer mber of VT , . . ,. Total ,. . Number of Appli- „ * . nations for .. , , tr -, vr_„t r Number n , , cations abandoned, Number of . Complete , d Qr , p atents ! d ol nations sub- refused Applica,tly lodged. retusea. { N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. I N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. ' Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. 1910 J 250 443 990 148 ; 254 75 925 j 125 306 475 1,831 1911 245 434 935 126 , 258 59 849 j 86 323 482 1,740 1912 258 507 877 95 ' 275 35 817 78 334 508 1,737 1913! 217 467 965 126 ! 249 58 910 I 94 272 I 499 1,775 1914 j 177 426 868 103 i 228 45 782 i 96 273 423 1,574 1915! 140 286 787 86 ! 322 46 669 ' 78 266 288 1,299 19161 178 297 i 699 87 194 38 630 ' 67 245 319 1,261 1917 1 183 360 708 84 i 203 41 580 57 249 385 1,329 19181 143 454 704 88 245 39 540 I 72 284 442 1,389 19191 200 685 906 91 ! 279 42 707 ' 77 321 689 1,880 1920 j 250 890 949 110 j 249 37 725 | 123 330 ll,030 2,199 1921' 194 722 1,080 119 , 310 42 * * * * 2,115 1922 203 686 1,190 104 328 38 2,183 1923! 221 701 1,041 112 2,075 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 N.Z. 250 245 258 217 177 140 178 183 143 200 250 194 203 221 Foreign. 443 434 507 467 426 286 297 360 454 685 890 722 686 701 N.Z. 990 935 877 965 868 787 699 708 704 906 949 1,080 1,190 1,041 Foreign. I N.Z. 148 ; 254 126 ; 258 95 ! 275 126 ! 249 103 j 228 86 I 322 87 194 84 i 203 88 ■■ 245 91 ! 279 110 ( 249 119 , 310 104 328 112 Foreign. 75 59 35 58 45 46 38 41 39 42 37 42 38 N.Z. | Foreign. 925 J 125 849 j 86 817 78 910 i 94 782 J 96 669 ! 78 630 ! 67 580 57 540 ; 72 707 ' 77 725 123 I ____ * These figures are necessarily incomplete, as the time for proceeding furthor with the applications has not yet expired. Note. —A few applications were received from joint applicants resident in different countries, also from applicants giving two addresses; the figures will therefore total more thau the actual number of applications received. G. —Numbeb of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1921, 1922, 1923. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1921. 1922. 1923. New Zealand Argentina Austria Belgium Canada Cape Province Cuba Czecho-Slovakia Denmark Egypt Finland France Friendly Islands Germany Great Britain Hawaii Hungary India Italy .. 1,291 .. I 4 .. ! 7 25 1 1 3 1 12 30 220 1 1 7 1,389 1 3 I 14 1,262 3 Japan Mexico .. Natal Netherlands New South Wales Norway Orange Free State Queensland Russia South Australia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tasmania Transvaal United States of 'America Victoria Western Australia 1 1 1 6 19 1 9 119 1 1 .1.0 104 4 1 5 115 2 1 17 1 11 3 8 2 6 22 16 1 15 22 10 1 4 8 6 7 169 14 1 7 256 3 287 4 3 5 8 210 13 2 7 3 129 1 7 1 7 108 9 128 12 141 14 Note.—A few applications wen cants giving two addresses ; the figun i received from joint is will therefore total applicants resident in differon more than the actual number countries, also fr< >f applications rece >m applilived.

E.—Total Number of Applications for Patents and Registration of Di marks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1923 (in< .signs and tradedlusive). Year. Patents, DesignB. Trade-marks. Total. 1890 1900 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 61.6 5 160 781 1,009 15 348 1,372 1,881 40 818 2,695 1,740 21 861 2,622 1,737 44 779 2,560 1,775 65 787 2,627 1,574 55 687 2,316 1,299 89 565 1,953 1,261 118 666 2,040 1,329 83 619 2,031 1,386 53 695 2,134 1,880 74 1,272 3,226 2,193 109 1,391 3,693 2,115 141 994 3,250 2,183 214 1,103 3,500 2,075 183 1,163 3,421 F.—Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, etc. u c6 03 Number cations w: Complete cations of Appliith which 3 Specifilodged. Number cations w: Provisional tions 1< DfAppli- J ijii: ith which *wy a a \ which Spocifica- r, -r, 3dged. b f eolfi< " sequer mber of VT , . . ,. Total ,. . Number of Appli- „ * . nations for .. , , tr -, vr_„t r Number n , , cations abandoned, Number of . Complete , d Qr , p atents ! d ol nations sub- refused Applica,tly lodged. retusea. { N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. I N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. ' Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. 1910 J 250 443 990 148 ; 254 75 925 j 125 306 475 1,831 1911 245 434 935 126 , 258 59 849 j 86 323 482 1,740 1912 258 507 877 95 ' 275 35 817 78 334 508 1,737 1913! 217 467 965 126 ! 249 58 910 I 94 272 I 499 1,775 1914 j 177 426 868 103 i 228 45 782 i 96 273 423 1,574 1915! 140 286 787 86 ! 322 46 669 ' 78 266 288 1,299 19161 178 297 i 699 87 194 38 630 ' 67 245 319 1,261 1917 1 183 360 708 84 i 203 41 580 57 249 385 1,329 19181 143 454 704 88 245 39 540 I 72 284 442 1,389 19191 200 685 906 91 ! 279 42 707 ' 77 321 689 1,880 1920 j 250 890 949 110 j 249 37 725 | 123 330 ll,030 2,199 1921' 194 722 1,080 119 , 310 42 * * * * 2,115 1922 203 686 1,190 104 328 38 2,183 1923! 221 701 1,041 112 2,075 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 N.Z. 250 245 258 217 177 140 178 183 143 200 250 194 203 221 Foreign. 443 434 507 467 426 286 297 360 454 685 890 722 686 701 N.Z. 990 935 877 965 868 787 699 708 704 906 949 1,080 1,190 1,041 Foreign. I N.Z. 148 ; 254 126 ; 258 95 ! 275 126 ! 249 103 j 228 86 I 322 87 194 84 i 203 88 ■■ 245 91 ! 279 110 ( 249 119 , 310 104 328 112 Foreign. 75 59 35 58 45 46 38 41 39 42 37 42 38 N.Z. | Foreign. 925 J 125 849 j 86 817 78 910 i 94 782 J 96 669 ! 78 630 ! 67 580 57 540 ; 72 707 ' 77 725 123 I ____ * These figures are necessarily incomplete, as the time for proceeding furthor with the applications has not yet expired. Note.—A few applications were received from joint applicants resident in different countries, also from applicants giving two addresses; the figures will therefore total more thau the actual number of applications received. G.—Numbeb of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1921, 1922, 1923. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1921. 1922. 1923. New Zealand Argentina Austria Belgium Canada Cape Province Cuba Czecho-Slovakia Denmark Egypt Finland France Friendly Islands Germany Great Britain Hawaii Hungary India Italy .. 1,291 .. I 4 .. ! 7 25 1 1 3 1 12 30 220 1 1 7 1,389 1 3 I 14 1,262 3 Japan Mexico .. Natal Netherlands New South Wales Norway Orange Free State Queensland Russia South Australia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tasmania Transvaal United States of 'America Victoria Western Australia 1 1 1 6 19 1 9 119 1 1 .1.0 104 4 1 5 115 2 1 17 1 11 3 8 2 6 22 16 1 15 22 10 1 4 8 6 7 169 14 1 7 256 3 287 4 3 5 8 210 13 2 7 3 129 1 7 1 7 108 9 128 12 141 14 Note.—A few applications wen cants giving two addresses ; the figun i received from joint is will therefore total applicants resident in differon more than the actual number countries, also fr< >f applications rece >m applilived.

E.—Total Number of Applications for Patents and Registration of Di marks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1923 (in< .signs and tradedlusive). Year. Patents, DesignB. Trade-marks. Total. 1890 1900 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 61.6 5 160 781 1,009 15 348 1,372 1,881 40 818 2,695 1,740 21 861 2,622 1,737 44 779 2,560 1,775 65 787 2,627 1,574 55 687 2,316 1,299 89 565 1,953 1,261 118 666 2,040 1,329 83 619 2,031 1,386 53 695 2,134 1,880 74 1,272 3,226 2,193 109 1,391 3,693 2,115 141 994 3,250 2,183 214 1,103 3,500 2,075 183 1,163 3,421 F.—Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, etc. u c6 03 Number cations w: Complete cations of Appliith which 3 Specifilodged. Number cations w: Provisional tions 1< DfAppli- J ijii: ith which *wy a a \ which Spocifica- r, -r, 3dged. b f eolfi< " sequer mber of VT , . . ,. Total ,. . Number of Appli- „ * . nations for .. , , tr -, vr_„t r Number n , , cations abandoned, Number of . Complete , d Qr , p atents ! d ol nations sub- refused Applica,tly lodged. retusea. { N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. I N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. ' Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. 1910 J 250 443 990 148 ; 254 75 925 j 125 306 475 1,831 1911 245 434 935 126 , 258 59 849 j 86 323 482 1,740 1912 258 507 877 95 ' 275 35 817 78 334 508 1,737 1913! 217 467 965 126 ! 249 58 910 I 94 272 I 499 1,775 1914 j 177 426 868 103 i 228 45 782 i 96 273 423 1,574 1915! 140 286 787 86 ! 322 46 669 ' 78 266 288 1,299 19161 178 297 i 699 87 194 38 630 ' 67 245 319 1,261 1917 1 183 360 708 84 i 203 41 580 57 249 385 1,329 19181 143 454 704 88 245 39 540 I 72 284 442 1,389 19191 200 685 906 91 ! 279 42 707 ' 77 321 689 1,880 1920 j 250 890 949 110 j 249 37 725 | 123 330 ll,030 2,199 1921' 194 722 1,080 119 , 310 42 * * * * 2,115 1922 203 686 1,190 104 328 38 2,183 1923! 221 701 1,041 112 2,075 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 N.Z. 250 245 258 217 177 140 178 183 143 200 250 194 203 221 Foreign. 443 434 507 467 426 286 297 360 454 685 890 722 686 701 N.Z. 990 935 877 965 868 787 699 708 704 906 949 1,080 1,190 1,041 Foreign. I N.Z. 148 ; 254 126 ; 258 95 ! 275 126 ! 249 103 j 228 86 I 322 87 194 84 i 203 88 ■■ 245 91 ! 279 110 ( 249 119 , 310 104 328 112 Foreign. 75 59 35 58 45 46 38 41 39 42 37 42 38 N.Z. | Foreign. 925 J 125 849 j 86 817 78 910 i 94 782 J 96 669 ! 78 630 ! 67 580 57 540 ; 72 707 ' 77 725 123 I ____ * These figures are necessarily incomplete, as the time for proceeding furthor with the applications has not yet expired. Note.—A few applications were received from joint applicants resident in different countries, also from applicants giving two addresses; the figures will therefore total more thau the actual number of applications received. G.—Numbeb of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1921, 1922, 1923. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1921. 1922. 1923. New Zealand Argentina Austria Belgium Canada Cape Province Cuba Czecho-Slovakia Denmark Egypt Finland France Friendly Islands Germany Great Britain Hawaii Hungary India Italy .. 1,291 .. I 4 .. ! 7 25 1 1 3 1 12 30 220 1 1 7 1,389 1 3 I 14 1,262 3 Japan Mexico .. Natal Netherlands New South Wales Norway Orange Free State Queensland Russia South Australia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tasmania Transvaal United States of 'America Victoria Western Australia 1 1 1 6 19 1 9 119 1 1 .1.0 104 4 1 5 115 2 1 17 1 11 3 8 2 6 22 16 1 15 22 10 1 4 8 6 7 169 14 1 7 256 3 287 4 3 5 8 210 13 2 7 3 129 1 7 1 7 108 9 128 12 141 14 Note.—A few applications wen cants giving two addresses ; the figun i received from joint is will therefore total applicants resident in differon more than the actual number countries, also fr< >f applications rece >m applilived.

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H.—Table showing Number of Applications for Patents for the Different Classes of Inventions for each of the Years 1921, 1922, and 1923.

1. —Applications pending at end of Year 1923. Total, 1,956. J.—Patents in Force at End of Year 1923. Patents sealed from 31st December, 1920, to 31st December, 1923 .. 3,171 Third-year fees paid from 31st December, 1920, to 31st December, 1923 .. 1,809 Fourth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1919, to 31st.December, 1923 . . 5 Sixth-year fees paid, from 31st December, I 917, to 31st December, 1923 .. 1,322 Seventh-year Ices paid from 31st December, 1916, to 31st December, 1923 . . 355 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,662

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H.—Table showing Number of A: Inventions for i 'plications for patents for the different ;ach of the Years 1921, 1922, and 1923. Ilasses O. Class. 1921. 1921. 1922. 1923. Class. j 1921. 1922. I I 1923. Advertising and displaying signs, 27 &c. Aeronautics .. .. .. 8 Amusements, music, exercisers, 85 games, &c. Attaching and scouring (inoluding 74 bolts, ties, &c.) Advertising and displaying signs, 27 26 26 Illuminating (except gas-manufao- 57 79 71 &o. ture) Aeronautics .. .. .. 8 8 7 Indicating, calculating, and measur- 88 115 84 Amusements, music, exercisers, 85 81 84 j ing (inoluding moisture-testers) frames. &c. 27 8 85 26 8 81 26 7 84 57 88 79 115 71 84 games, ikc. Attaching and scouring (including 74 123 70 j Kitchen utensils and cooking- 61 103 85 bolts, ties, &c.) appliances (including ovens) 74 123 70 61 103 85 Boilers (steam) .. .. .. 16 Boots and shoes .. .. 32 Bottles, bottling, and glass-working 17 Boxes, cans, and casks .. .. 87 Brewing, distilling, &o. .. .. 85 Brooms and brushes (including 31 mops) Building-construction .. .. 7.1 „ (brick and cement com- 122 positions and moulding) (windows and doors) .. 21 Boilers (steam) .. .. ..16 10 12 I Lifting, hauling, and loading .. 45 60 50 Boots and shoes .. .. 32 58 39 j Locks, latches, and hinges .. 39 70 33 Bottles, hnttlinf. and fflasK-wnrkinp 17 39 29 16 32 17 87 85 31 10 58 39 143 22 25 12 39 29 111 12 20 45 39 60 70 50 88 .uouies, uotcnng, ana glass-working iv ay aa i Boxes, cans, and casks .. .. 87 143 111 ' Marino and submarine (inoluding 36 16 16 Brewing, distilling, &o. .. ..85 22 12 lake and river engineering) Brooms and brushes (including 31 25 20 , Marking (tickets, labels, &c.) ..17 9 13 mops) I Medicines and surgical appliances 39 56 49 Building-construction .. .. 7.1 71 60 : (including ear-instruments, dontal „ (brick and cement com- 122 93 69 work, &c.) positions and moulding) Metal-working (inoluding welding, 50 50 36 (windows and doors) 21 48 56 stamping, anil plating) j Milking-machines* .. .. 126 134 94 Chemicals .. .. 62 46 35 Minerals (inoluding filtration, lixi 35 24 35 Cleaning, polishing, Ac. .. ..25 41 26 j viation, screens, &o.) Closets and urinals .. 23 34 33 „ (magnetic separators) .. 1 1 2 Coin-freed mechanism .. .. ! 2 4 2 „ (stampers and pulverizers) I 4 4 1 36 16 16 17 39 9 56 18 49 7.1 122 71 93 60 09 50 50 36 21 48 56 126 35 134 24 94 35 Chemicals .. .. .. 62 Cleaning, polishing, &o. .. .. 25 Closets and urinals .. .. 23 Coin- freed mechanism .. .. ! 2 Cooling and freezing .. .. 25 Cultivating and tilling .. .. 43 Cutting and sawing, and tools .. 120 62 25 23 2 25 43 120 46 41 34 4 43 45 111 35 26 33 2 31 34 85 1 4 1 4 2 1 Cooling and freezing .... 25 43 31 Cultivating and tilling .. 43 45 34 Oils and lubricators .. 50 45 37 I ',11 l.f.i VKV .l.riH ufi.wMnrr >» v, .1 Innlo 1 Ofl ' 111 ft.^ 50 45 37 Cutting and sawing, and tools .. 120 111 85 Paints and painting (inoluding 58 45 18 Dairying* .. .. 50 | 75 98 kauri-gum) Drains and sewers .. .. 10 j 11 7 Pipes, tubes, and hose .. 28 38 29 Dredging and excavating (including 33 I 18 8 Preserving .. .. 20 13 22 rock-drills) I Presses .. .. 13 4 23 Drying .. .. .. 20 j 40 26 Printing and photography .. 34 36 38 I Pumps and sprayers (except rotaiy 54 55 29 Electricity and magnetism .. 138 151 122 i pumps) Eneines (air. sas. and oil! .. 104 i 120 49 I 58 45 18 Dairying* .. .. 50 Drains and sewers .. .. 10 Dredging and excavating (including 33 rock-drills) Drying .. .. .. 20 50 10 33 75 11 18 98 7 8 28 20 13 34 54 38 13 4 36 55 29 22 23 38 29 20 40 26 Electricity and magnetism .. 138 Engines (air, gas, and oil) .. 104 (steam), including rotary 23 pumps (miscellaneous and engine 113 accessories), including ourrent motors, solar motors, tide motors, wave motors, windmills miscellaneous motors Explosives, firearms, and targets .. 17 Exterminating (including trapping 33 animals) engines (air, gas, ana on; .. 101 ' vm et» I (steam), including rotary 23 30 25 i Railways and tramways.. .. 59 56 81 pumps I Roads and ways (inoluding road- 1 14 21 (miscellaneous and engine 113 139 90 watering) inelndinff accessories;, inciuaing ourrent motors, solar Seed-dressing, chaff-cutting, and 16 14 13 motors, tide motors, ! threshing wave motors, wind- Seed-sowers .. .. .. 6 8 4 mills miscellaneous Sewing and knitting .. ..32 28 29 motors Sheep and cattle (inoluding veteri- 38 57 26 Explosives, firearms, and targets 17 3 5 nary appliances) Exterminating (including trapping 33 41 26 Sheep shearing and clipping .. 6 11 10 animals) Shop and hotel fittings .. 31 23 25 Stationery and paper .. 82 69 62 Feneinp .. .. 1R 2fi 20 138 104 23 113 151 120 30 139 122 49 25 90 59 1 10 56 14 14 81 21 13 6 32 38 8 28 57 4 29 26 17 33 3 41 5 26 6 31 82 11 23 69 10 25 62 Fencing .. .. .. 18 (strainers) .. .. 4 Fibre-dressing (including rope- 17 making) Filters .. .. .. .. 8 Fire alarms, escapes, ladders, and 30 extinguishers Food .. .. .. ..38 Furnaoes and kilns (including smoke- 17 consumers) Furniture and upholstery, deBks, 77 blinds, curtains, &c. fencing .. .. .. la no au (strainers) .. .. 4 9 6 Telephony and telegraphy (including 139 129 128 Fibre-dressing (including rope- 17 22 14 phonographs) making) Tobacco .. .. 11 9 11 TCHoro s 1fi R 18 4 17 26 9 22 20 6 14 139 129 128 8 23 11 9 11 Filters .. .. .. .. 8 16 8 Fire alarms, escapes, ladders, and 30 17 23 Valves and cocks .. 24 48 21 extinguishers Vehicles .. .. .. 146 168 175 Food .. .. .. ..38 39 30 „ (velocipedes) .. ..67 84 45 Furnaoes and kilns (including smoke- 17 26 26 Ventilating .. .. ..10 13 9 consumers^ 8 30 16 17 24 146 67 10 48 168 84 13 21 175 45 9 38 17 39 26 30 26 consumers) Furniture and upholstery, desks, 77 115 100 Washing and cleansing .. 43 54 32 blinds, curtains, &e. Water-supplying .. 13 25 16 Wearing-apparel .. 52 54 75 Gas-manufaeture for lighting, heat- 27 30 15 Wools and hides .. 16 19 13 77 115 100 43 13 52 16 54 25 54 19 32 16 75 13 Gas-manufaeture for lighting, heat- 27 ing, or power purposes 27 30 15 ing, or power purposes Miscellaneous inventions not in 33 32 23 Harness (including horse, &c., covers) 18 11 8 other classes, as indiarubberHarvesting and grading .. .. 19 ' 28 20 manufacture, fishing-appliances, Heating, and fuel-manufacture .. 102 i 108 79 &c. 18 19 102 II 28 108 8 20 79 33 82* 23 Harness (including horse, &c., covers) 18 Harvesting and grading .. .. 19 Heating, and fuel-manufacture .. 102 * Prior to 1911, milking-machines were included in class "Dairying," but are now a separate class. Note.—Owing to some inventions being classified under more than one heading, the ilgures will total more than the actual number of applications received. 1. —Applications pendinc at end of Year 1923. Total, 1,956. J.—Patents in Force at End of Year 1923. Patents sealed from 31st December, 1920, to 31 st December, 1923 .. 3,17! Third-year fees paid from 31st December, 1920, to 31st December, 1923 .. 1 ,809 Fourth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1919, to 31st.December, 1923 .. 5 Sixth-year fees paid, from 31st December, I 917, to 31st December, 1923 .. 1,322 Seventh-year fees paid from 31st December, 1916, to 31st December, 1923 . . 355 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,662

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K.—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, 1923 (inclusive).

L. —Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in the Year 1923. Class 1. —Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, and jewellery .. 82 Class 2.— -Books and bookbinding of all materials .. . . .. .. . . .. 3 Class 3. —Articles composed wholly of wood, bone, ivory, papier-mache, or other solid substances not included in other classes, or of materials in which such substances predominate .. 53 Class 4. —Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, clay (burnt or baked), or cement, or in which such materials predominate .. .. .. .. ..14 Class 5. —Articles composed wholly of paper, cardboard, millboard, or strawboard (except articles included in Class 2, and paperhangings), or in which such materials predominate .. .. 3 Class 6. —Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leather predominates, not included in other classes .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. 3 Class 7. —Paperhangings . . .. .. . . .. . . .. .... Class 8. —Carpets, rugs, and floor-coverings in all materials . . .. .. . . .... Class 9. —Lace.. . . .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .... Class 10. —Boots and shoes .. .. .. . . .. . . .. .. 1 Class 11. —Millinery and wearing-apparel (except boots and shoos) .. .. .. .. 3 Class 12. —Goods not included in other classes .. . . .. .. .. 14 Class 13. —Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods (other than checks or stripes) .. 5 Class 14. —Printed or woven designs on handkerchiefs and shawls (other than checks or stripes) Class 15. —Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods or on handkerchiefs or shawls being checks or stripes .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. 2 183

M.—Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1921, 1922, and 1923.

Total Number of Applications. Number , 7 , on which , £ u f mb . er t i.4 t> 4 i of Patents on Letters Patent i • u w i , J i which Final have been -,-, ., scaled. Fee ? ald - Act of 1860... ... 1861 to 1870 „ 1870 ... ... 1871 to 1883 „ 1883... ... 1881 to 1889 Acts of 1889 and 1908 ! 1890 to 30th June, 1912 Act of 1911 ... ... IstJuly, 1912, to 30th June, 1922 „ 1921-22 109 881 3,170 27,4.19 16,750 3,157 109 109 687 465 1,757 368 ' 12,711 2,591 7,773 1,100 1,826 Grand totals ... \ 51,486 24,863 4,633 *

1921. 1922. 1923. 1921. 1922. 1921. 1922. 1923. . New Zealand Belgium Brazil Canada China Cuba Czecho-Slovakia Denmark Finland 380 4 495 4 442 1 2 19 1 1 1 Japan .. .. 2 Luxembourg . . . . 1 Netherlands".. . . 8 7 New South Wales .. 63 56 Norway .. .. 1 4 Queensland .. .. .. 2 South Australia .. 1 South Africa Sweden .. .. 8 7 Switzerland .. .. 1 6 Tasmania .. .. .. 1 Transvaal .. .. . . 1 United States of America 230 150 Victoria .. .. 45 52 12 1 2 1 6 11 216 4 3 76 17 3 2 3 7 1 1 23 5 331 2 2 France Germany Great Britain India Italy 17 19 277 3 1 190 33 2 Note. —A few applicatii cants giving two addresses; I nns were tho figure; received will the: : rom joinl ?fore total applicants resident in different countries, also fn more than the actual number of applications reoei' im applied.

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N.—Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1921, 1922, and 1923.

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llasscs. Classification ol Goods. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1 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 Machinery of all kinds, and parts of machinery, except agricultural and horticultural machines included in Class 7 Agricultural and horticultural machinery, and parts of such machinery Philosophical instruments, scientific instruments, and apparatus for useful purposes ; instruments and apparatus for teaching Musical instruments Horological 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, Britanniametal, &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 building contrivances Arms, ammunition, and stores not included in Class 20 .. Explosive substances Naval architectural contrivances and naval equipments not included in Classes 19 and 20 Carriages .. (a) Cotton-yarn ; (6) 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 goods not included in Classes 26, 27, and 50 Jute yarns 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 and 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 bookbinding Goods 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 gingor-beer .. Tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured Seeds for agricultural and horticultural purposes Candles, common soap, detergents; 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 42 40 30 2 25 42 39 3 4 78 15 67 1!) 82 18 5 6 12 41 11 26 15 36 7 8 12 31 18 48 12 50 9 10 11 15 3 2 15 3 9 11 3 4 12 13 14 22 46 7 7 50 2 8 41 2 15 16 17 12 3 8 6 2 11 5 2 9 18 19 20 21 10 4 3 2 16 1 1 10 3 2 22 23 24 25 20 27 28 29 15 3 9 5 2 3 20 2 35 9 2 14 4 29 7 2 1 1 1 2 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 3 6 3 4 2 5 13 2 2 8 11 9 I 4 10 2 5 4 9 38 39 40 68 58 20 76 31 18 115 41 23 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 5 145 14 7 17 3 01 3 224 26 12 37 2 61 9 211 16 12 34 2 88 48 60 39 60 49 50 3 62 6 70 18 67