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

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1925 Session I, H-10

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1925. NEW ZEALAND.

PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE-MARKS. THIRTY-SIXTH 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 the honour, in accordance with section 128, to submit my report on the proceedings under the Act during the past year. A total of 3,608 applications was received for the grant of patents and the registration of designs and trade-marks in 1924, as compared with 3,421 in the preceding year. The numbers for the past four years do not show much variation, being 3,250, 3,500, 3,421, and 3,608 respectively. The revenue was £12,470 19s. 6d. This amount exceeded that of the previous year by £803 Is. Id., and was only £442 15s. 9d. short of the total received in 1922, in which year there was an exceptionally high revenue, owing to the special reasons mentioned in my last report. The expenditure amounted to £5,182 15s. 4d. This is £373 6s. sd. above that in 1923, the excess being more than accounted for by the binding last year of all printed copies of English specifications, &c., received during the past ten years. The amount paid in salaries, &c., was £3,369 7s. Id. —only £146 (inclusive of scale increases, &c.) more than in 1923. A slightly higher amount was paid in respect of printing and stationery—£l,494 10s. 7d., as compared with £1,282 9s. lid. for the previous year. The surplus for the year was £7,288 4s. 2d., as compared with £6,858 9s. 6d. for the previous year, bringing the amount received over that expended since the Ist January, 1890, to £120,408 4s. 2d, Some Conditions essential to Success of Patents. While the patent system is not free from objection, it appears to be effective in the promotion of invention, and the countries most productive in this respect are, as a rule, the foremost .in manufacture. Its success, however, depends on the law being adapted to existing conditions and to its being effectively carried out. By closely following recent British amendments this country is not only adopting the most advanced legislation on the subject, but is doing its part in securing uniformity of iaw throughout the Empire. In this respect it is well equipped for assisting in the growth of the secondary industries, which show signs of considerable development in the near future ; but in the means afforded for carrying out the Act and rules it is not so favourably placed. The provision for examination in particular is insufficient to enable the novelty of inventions to be investigated to any great extent. In some cases the inventor inquires into this himself; in others lie depends on official search, while in a certain number he relies not so much on the validity of the grant as on the public generally being] averse to contesting a patent and becoming involved in legal proceedings. It is again respectfully urged that, without going to undue expenditure, a better check should be provided in the interests of both the meritorious inventor and the public. As the most profitable inventions are frequently those differing but little from existing appliances, the tendency is to approach somewhat closely to the dividing-line, and it is desirable to see as far as possible that this is not overstepped and the public domain encroached upon. It should, however, be borne in mind that no examination can assure the validity of a patent, and that, as the responsibility rests with the inventor, he should endeavour to satisfy himself that his invention is new and otherwise proper subjectmatter. Other Matters requiring Attention. In addition to the ordinary current work, there are certain other matters which should be put in hand as soon as a suitable opportunity occurs. Among the more important of these may he mentioned (1) The revision and bringing up to date of the classification of specifications; (2) the making, printing, publishing, and selling of indexes to abridgments of specifications and other documents in the Patent Office as provided by the Act. Some attempt has been made from time to time at this work with the ordinary staff, but, though very diligent and efficient, it is so small as to be barely able to cope with the current work of the Office,

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During the year the large number of printed specifications received at the library since 1914 were bound, and this, as already pointed out, involved a considerable increase in the expenditure under that heading for such period. Library. Whether a strict examination is made by the Office, or the novelty of inventions left to be investigated chiefly by the applicants themselves, a proper arrangement and classification of all available search material, with comprehensive index thereto, is necessary. While this is provided as far as possible with the present facilities, there is room for considerable inprovement in order to render all information obtainable with the least expenditure of time and trouble. A central library, where the printed copies of specifications of patents, books of technical departments, engineering and other institutions, and the like, could be kept together in the best form for reference, with a comprehensive index, would no doubt be of very great assistance to Government officers, engineers, inventors, and others. Patents. During the past year '2,085 applications were received in respect of patents, as compared with 2,075 hi the preceding year. There were 1,143 (1,153) provisional specifications lodged with applications, and in 942 (922) cases a complete specification was left with the application. 299 (318) complete specifications were left during the year in respect of applications for which provisional specifications had already been filed. The total number of applications up to the 31st December, 1924, was 53,571, and the number of patents in force on that date 7,105. The amount received during the year in respect of patents was £8,410 13s. 2d.—£396 13s. 9d. more than in 1922, in which year £8,013 19s. sd. was paid. The number of entries of assignments, &c., in respect of patents was less than in the previous year, being 128 as against 156. There were 2 (0) patents sealed after the prescribed time, and restoration was effected in 7 (7) cases, the fees from this source amounting to £155, as compared with £103 7s. 6d. for the year 1923. Extensions of the following letters patent are in force till the dates mentioned : No. 22408, G. F. Hutchinson and J. Gibbs, hydraulic vacuum-pump —till the Bth February, 1931 ; No. 25504, Leech Turner Limited, cable-connector — till the 28th January, 1932 ; No. 26166, The Gramophone Limited, accoustical instrument —till the 25th July, 1929. Countries from which Applications were received. The number of applications received from residents of this country was 1,233 (59 per cent, of the total), being somewhat fewer than in 1923, the number for which year was 1,262 (61 per cent, of the total). 285 (287) applications came to hand from Great Britain, 10 (19) from Canada, 138 (141) from Victoria, and 116 (115) from New South Wales. The number from the British Empire, including New Zealand, was 1,831 (as compared with 1,800 in 1923), being 87 per cent, of the total number of applications received. The number of applications from the United States shows a considerable increase, being 235, as against 129 in 1923. Of other countries France sent 10 (15), Belgium 8 (6), Czechoslovakia 2 (2), Denmark 17 (6), Italy 8 (7), Sweden 2 (13), Netherlands 18 (5), Switzerland 5 (2), Russia 0 (1), Germany 19 (3). Designs. There is, as usual, little to report on in respect of designs. Only 185 applications were lodged during the year. This is about the same number as in the preceding year ; and but slight difference is shown in the applications for the previous four years, the numbers being respectively, 109, 141, 214, 183. The total number of applications up to the 31st December, 1924, was 1,979. The total number of registrations in force on the 31st December, 1924, was 798, including 74 which had been renewed for the second term and 20 in which the period of copyright had been extended for the third term. The number of applications received from persons resident in New Zealand was 132 ; 32 were from Great Britain ; 19 from Australia ; and 2 from the United States of America. This form of protection is suitable for countries with extensive manufactures, and but little scope is afforded in New Zealand, with its limited manufactures, for the registration of industrial designs. While the present provisions are desirable on account of uniformity of law, a system of petty patents would probably be better suited to the requirements of this country. Trade marks. The number of applications received during the year was 1,338, which has only been exceeded in one year —i.e., in 1920, in which 1,391 were received. The amount paid in fees under this head was £3,879 lis. 6d. —£385 2s. 3d. more than in the preceding year, and £1,01.0 14s. over the total for 1922. The greatest number of applications was in respect of the following classes of goods : " Chemical substances prepared for use in medicine and pharmacy " (Class 3), 94 (82); " Articles of clothing" (Class 38), 105 (115) ; " Substances used as food or ingredients in food" (Class 42), 198 (211) ; and " Candles, soap, and other laundry articles, oils, &c." (Class 47), 123 (88). The total number of applications received up to 31st December, 1924, was 22,213, and the number of marks on the register 14,668. The provision for the registration (with restricted privileges) of trade-marks which, though not meeting the ordinary requirements, have been in use for at least two years and are capable of distinguishing the goods of the applicant has been availed of to a fair extent.

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The following table shows the number of cases under provisions which have been in existence before and since the last Act (i.e., Part A of the register) and the number of cases under the new provisions referred to (i.e., Part B of the register) :—

The number of applications —510 —received from residents of this country was greater than that of 1923, in which year there were 442, and 15 more than in the previous year ; 355 (331) were received from Great Britain, 195 (190) from the United States, 78 (76) from New South Wales, 115 (33) from Victoria, 0 (3) from Queensland, 0 (2) from South Australia, 19 (19) from Canada, and 25 (5) from Germany. The total number from the British Empire (including New Zealand) was 1,079, as compared with 911 for 1923 and 891 for 1922, or 80 per cent, of the total received. Patent Agents. No additional names were added to the register. The total number now on the register is twenty. Patent attorneys are engaged in the highly skilled work of preparing specifications and otherwise acting for inventors, and form an important link between them and the Office. Staff. It affords me pleasure to again acknowledge the good work of the staff of the Office. The zeal and accuracy shown in the discharge of its duties is most commendable. The Local Patent Officers in the several towns afford considerable assistance (without any special remuneration) to inventors, attorneys, and the Office. Conclusion. The Appendix hereto contains the following tables and lists, viz. Page A. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1924 .. 4 B. Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Eight Years .. 4 C. Particulars of Fees received .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 D. Staff of Officers, and Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 E. Total Number of Applications for Patents and Registration of Designs and Trade-marks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1924 (inclusive) .. .. 5 F. Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, &c. .. .. 6 G. Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1922, 1923, and 1924 .. .. .. 6 H. Table showing Number of Applications for the Different Classes of Inventions for each of the Years 1922, 1923, and 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 I. Applications pending at end of Year 1924 .. .. .. .. 7 J. Patents in Force at End of Year 1924 .. .. .. .. .. 7 K. Table showing Total Number of Applications, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts .. . . .. 8 L. Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in the Year 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 8 M. Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Countries in each of the Years 1922, 1923, and 1924 .. ..8 N. Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1922, 1923, and 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Patent Office, Wellington, 30th June, 1925. J. C. Lewis, Registrar.

Part A of Register. Year I „ P a,r ' '> lear " | „ of Register. j Ordinary App P p e^ ons> j Old Marks. 1st July, 1922 .. .. .. .. 260 .. 3 3 1923 .. .. .. .. 831 6 B 70 31st December, 1924 .. .. .. 918 14 10 23 Total .. .. .. 2,009 20 18 96 Countries from which Applications were received.

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APPENDIX.

A.—Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1924. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Patent fees .. .. .. .. 8,410 13 2 Salaries .. .. .. .. 2,715 2 11 Design fees .. .. .. .. 112186 Temporary assistance .. .. 654 4 2 Trade-mark fees .. .. .. 3,879 11 6 Advertising .. .. .. .. 89 9 0 Sale of Acts, Journals, &c. .. . . 67 16 4 Pees to local Patent Officers .. .. 717 6 Puel, light, water, &c. . . .. 23 3 10 Office fittings, &c. .. .. .. 41 9 9 Postage and telegrams .. .. 102 4 5 Printing and stationery .. .. 1,494 10 7 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 2 16 7 Typewriters .. .. .. 18 0 7 Refunds .. .. .. .. 31 16 0 Contingencies .. . . .. 2 0 0 Balance — £ s. d. In Public Account .. 7,252 11 2 Cash in hand, 31st December, 1924 . . 35 13 0 7,288 4 2 £12,470 19 6 £12,470 19 6 J. C. Lewis, Registrar. 1 hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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

C.—Particulars op Fees received from Ist January to 31st December, 1924. Patents. £ s. d. £ s. d. Applications for patents with provisional Certificates of .Registrar .. .. 24 0 0 specifications ■ • .. 1,142 0 0 Copies of specifications and drawings .. 41 10 2 Applications for patents with complete Patent Agents' renewal fees .. .. 35 14 0 specifications .. . ■ 1,890 10 0 Searches . . .. .. .. 40 7 0 Complete specifications left after provi- Amendment of letters patent .. .. 14 0 0 sional specifications .. .. • • 598 0 0 Request to enter change of name .. 0 6 0 Applications for extension of time .. 204 0 0 Request to enter change of address .. 0 5 0 On giving notice of opposition .. .. 9 0 0 Entry of order of Court in register .. 0 5 0 On hearing opposition • • • • 7 0 0 Application for issue of acceptance under On request for sealing letters patent .. 1,080 1 0 section 4, Patents, Designs, and TradeOn sealing letters patent after prescribed marks Amendment Act, 1924 .. 2 0 0 time . • • • • • • ■ 9 0 0 Copies of documents, &c. .. .. 14 0 Renewal fees paid before end of third year 1,680 0 0 Advertising in Journal under Supreme Renewal fees paid before end of sixth year 1,392 0 0 Court Rules .. .. .. 2 0 0 Applications for restoration of lapsed patents 8 0 0 Weekly lists .. .. .. .. 10 14 0 On restoration of letters patent ■ ■ 147 0 0 Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. 5 116 On request to enter name of subsequent — — proprietor on register .. 64 0 0 £8,410 13 2 On request to correct clerical errors .. 2 5 0 -

I I I II II Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. ■ ? I _l | I I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1917 6,954 19 3 3,258 4 11 3,696 14 4 1921 9,857 1 10 4,016 13 5 5,840 8 5 1918 8,175 19 0 2,831 9 1 5,344 9 11 1922 12,913 15 3 3,880 0 8 9,033 14 7 1919 9,345 1 2 3,373 6 9 5,971 14 5 1923 11,667 18 5 4,809 8 11 6,858 9 6 1920 9,696 17 4 3,736 4 1 5,960 13 3 1924 12,470 19 6 5,182 15 4 7,288 4 2

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Designs. £ s. d. £ s - d" Applications for registration of designs .. 82 10 0 Copies of drawings .. •. • • 014 0 On extension of period of copyright under Copy of certificate of registration ■. 0 10 section 56 (2) .. .. .. 12 0 0 On request to correct clerical errors . • 2 5 0 On extension of period of copyright under Certificate of Registrar .. • • 0 5 0 section 56 (3) .. .. .. 12 0 0 — ~ Searches (Regulation 42) .. .. 0 15 0 £112 18 6 Assignment of designs .. .. 2 5 0 ===== Searches (office) .. .. .. 0 3 0 Trade-marks. £ s. d. £ s. d. Applications for registration .. .. 1,002 15 0 Copies of certificates of Registrar .. 0 2 0 On registration .. .. .. 1,479 3 0 Searches (Regulation 84) .. ■ • 35 2 0 On association .. .. .. 16 16 0 Searches (office) •. • - • • 17 4 0 On renewal of registration .. .. 991 8 9 On restoration of trade-mark .. .. 20 0 Application for extension of time .. 48 10 0 On request to correct clerical errors • ■ 5 0 0 On giving notice of opposition .. . . 32 0 0 Entry in register of rectification thereof . . On hearing opposition . . .. 2 0 0 Alteration of trade-marks .. • • 210 0 On assignment of trade-marks .. .. 157 0 0 Request to strike out goods .. • • 3 0 0 Amendment .. .. . . .. 3 0 0 Entry of order of Court in register . • 0 5 0 On cancellation .. . . .. 210 0 Entry of disclaimer • • • ■ • • 0 o 0 Extra space in Journal .. .. 41 8 0 Copies of trade-mark documents . • '1" 0 Copies of trade-mark certificates . . 218 0 Miscellaneous.. . ■ • • • ■ 3 6 3 Request to enter change of address .. 2 8 0 Request to enter change of name .. 610 £3,879116 Certificates of Registrar .. .. 20 0 0 ™ j).—Staff of Officers, and Salaries, for Year ending 31st March, 1925. £ s. d. I £ s. d. -Registrar .. .. .. 665 0 0 , Clerk .. .. .. .. 155 0 0 Deputy Registrar .. .. 425 00 j Cadet .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 Clerk . . . . .. .. 335 0 0 Cadet .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 Clerk . . .. . . .. 275 0 0 Cadette .. :. .. 65 0 0 Clerk (temporary) .. .. 234 0 0 j Typist .. .. ■. ■. 145 0 0 Clerk (temporary) .. .. 208 0 0 | Typist .. .. .. 130 0 0 Clerk .. .. .. .. 190 0 0 | Librarian .. .. .. 280 0 0

E. —Total Number of Applications for Patents and Registration of Designs and Trademarks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1924 (inclusive).

.1 I Year. Patents. j Designs. ! Trade-marks. J Total. . . j | 1890 616 i 5 160 781 1900 1,009 15 348 1,372 1910 1,831 46 818 2,695 1911 1,740 21 861 2,622 1912 1,737 44 779 2,560 1913 1,775 65 787 2,627 1914 1,574 55 687 2,316 1915 1,299 89 565 1,953 1916 1,261 113 666 2,040 1917 1,329 83 619 2,031 1918 1,386 53 695 2,134 1919 1,880 74 1,272 3,226 1920 2,193 109 1,391 3,693 1921 2,115 141 994 3,250 1922 2,183 214 1,103 3,500 1923 2,075 183 1,163 3,421 1924 2,085 1 185 1,338 3,608

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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 1922, 1923, and 1924.

Number of Appli- I Number of Appli- . -dumber ; Number of Appli- Nnmhlr cations with which I cations with which PP lons ° r 'cations abandoned, 1 Number of . £ Complete Speoifi- Provisional Specifics- SpVcTficatioS sub- lapsed, or Patents sealed. , ica cations lodged. | tions lodged. gently lodged. 1 refused ' I tions. N.Z. Foreign, j N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. 1910 250 443 990 148 254 75 925 125 306 475 1,831 1911 245 434 935 126 258 59 849 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 94 272 499 1,775 1914 177 426 868 103 228 45 782 96 273 423 1,574 1915 140 286 787 86 322 46 669 78 266 288 1,299 1916 178 297 699 87 194 38 630 67 245 319 1,261 1917 183 360 708 84 203 41 580 57 249 385 1,329 1918 143 454 704 88 245 39 540 72 284 442 1,389 1919 200 685 906 91 279 42 707 77 321 689 1,880 1920 250 890 949 110 249 ! 37 725 123 330 1,030 2,199 1921 194 722 1,080 119 310 42 890 107 398 730 2,115 1922 203 686 1,190 104 328 ; 38 * * * * 2,183 1923 221 701 1,041 112 256 ! 57 2,075 1924 190 752 1,032 111 ... 2,085 * These figures are necessarily incomplete, as the time for proceeding further with the applications has not yet expired. Note.—A few applications were reoeived from joint applicants resident in different countries, also from applicants giving two addresses ; the figures will therefore total more than the actual number of applications received.

1922. | 1923. 1924. ! 1922. 1923. : 1924. New Zealand .. 1,389 1,262 1,233 Japan .. .. .. 1 1 Argentina .. .. 1 3 3 Java .. .. .. .. 1 Austria .. .. 3 .. 2 Natal .. .. 1 1 2 Belgium .. .. 16 8 Netherlands .. .. 10 5 18 Canada .. .. 14 19 10 New South Wales .. 104 115 116 Cape Province .. • • 1 • • I Norway .. .. 4 2 ] Cuba .. .. .. ■ • 1 Orange Free Stal e .. .. 1 Czecho-Slovakia .. 3 2 2 Queensland .. .. 16 17 22 Denmark .. .. 8 6 17 Russia .. .. .. 1 Federated Malay States .. j .. 1 South Australia .. 10 11 13 Finland .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Spain .. .. 1 France .. .. 14 15 10 Sweden .. .. 4 13 2 Friendly Islands .. 1 .... | Switzerland .. .. 8 2 5 Germany .. .. 7 3 19 Tasmania .. .. 6 7 4 Great Britain .. 256 287 285 Transvaal .. .. 7 3 1 Hawaii .. .. .. •• 1 United States of 169 129 235 Hungary .. .. . ■ • • • • i America India .. .. 1 1 • - Victoria .. .. 128 141 138 Italy .. .. 7 7 8 Western Australia 12 14 9 Note.—A lew applications were received from joint applicants resident in different countries, also from appliants giving two addresses ; the figures will therefore total more than the actual number of applications reoeived.

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H.—Table showing Number of Applications for Patents for the Different Classes of Inventions for each of the Years 1922, 1923, and 1924.

I.—Applications pending at End of Year 1924. Total, 1,910. J. —Patents in Fokce at End of Year 1924. Patents sealed from 31st December, 1921 to 31st December, 1924 .. 3 ,359 Third-year fees paid from 3lst December, 1921, to 31st December, 1924 .. 1,980 Fourth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1920, to 31st December, 1924 .. 4 Sixth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1918, to 31st December, 1924 .. 1,532 Seventh-year fees paid from 31st December, 1917, to 31st December, 1924 .. 230 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 7,105

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Class. ! 1922. ! 1923. 1924. j . Class. ! 1922. | 1923. 1924. I 1 j i Advertising and displaying signs, 26 26 32 Illuminating (except gas-manufac- 79 71 75 &c. ture) Aeronautics .. .. .. 8 7 7 Indicating, calculating, and measur- 115 84 53 Amusements, music, exercisers, 81 84 75 ing (including moisture-testers) games, &o. Attaching and seouring (including 123 76 44 Kitchen utensils and cooking- 103 85 67 bolts, ties, &c.) appliances (including ovens) Boilers (steam) .. .. 10 12 20 Lifting, hauling, and loading .. 60 50 52 Boots and shoes .. .. 58 39 32 Locks, latches, and hinges .. 70 33 30 Bottles, bottling, and glass-working 39 29 31 Boxes, cans, and casks .. .. 143 111 107 Marine and submarine (including 46 16 28 Brewing, distilling, &c. .. 22 12 7 lake and river engineering) Brooms and brushes (including 25 20 24 Marking (tickets, labels, &c.) .. 9 13 8 mops) Medicines and surgical appliances 56 49 33 Building-construction .. ..71 60 18 (including ear-instruments, dental „ (brick and cement com- 93 69 64 work, &c.) positions and moulding) Metal-working (including welding, 50 36 27 „ (windows and doors) .. 48 56 30 stamping, and plating) Milking-machines* .. .. 134 94 72 Chemicals .. .. 46 35 39 Minerals (including filtration, lixi- 24 35 28 Gleaning, polishing, &c. .. ..41 26 24 viation, screens, &o.) Closets and urinals .. 34 33 25 „ (magnetic separators) .. 1 2 Coin-freed mechanism .. .. 4 2 .. „ (stampers and pulverizers) 4 11 Cooling and freezing .. .. 43 31 19 Cultivating and tilling .. 45 34 62 Oils and lubricators .. 45 37 24 Cutting and sawing, and tools .. Ill 85 55 Paints and painting (including 45 18 17 Dairying* .. .. .. 75 98 59 kauri-gum) Drains and sewers .. ..11 7 10 Pipes, tubes, and hose .. ..38 29 29 Dredging and excavating (including 18 8 13 Preserving .. .. 13 22 22 rock-drills) Presses .. .. .. 4 23 9 Drying .. .. .. .. 40 26 20 Printing and photography .. 36 38 39 Pumps and sprayers (except rotary 55 29 13 Electricity and magnetism .. j 151 122 124 pumps) Engines (air, gas, and oil) .. ; 120 49 56 ,, (steam), including rotary 30 25 13 Railways and tramways.. .. 56 81 65 pumps Roads and ways (including road- 14 21 19 (miscellaneous and engine 139 90 59 watering) accessories), including current motors, solar Seed-dressing, chaff-cutting, and 14 13 7 motors, tide motors, threshing wave motors, wind- Seed-sowers .. .. .. 8 4 5 mills miscellaneous I Sewing and knitting .. ..28 29 13 motors | Sheep and cattle (inoluding veteri- 57 26 34 Explosives, firearms, and targets .. 3 5 1 nary appliances) Exterminating (including trapping 41 26 24 Sheep shearing and clipping 11 10 8 animals) i Shop and hotel fittings .. 23 25 19 j Stationery and paper .. 69 62 38 Fencing ... .. .. 26 20 26 „ (strainers) ., .. 9 6 5 Telephony and telegraphy (including 129 128 164 Fibre-dressing (including rope- 22 14 8 phonographs) making) Tobacco .. .. .. 9 11 9 Filters .. .. .. 16 8 3 Fire alarms, escapes, ladders, and 17 23 28 Valves and cocks .. 48 21 29 extinguishers Vehicles .. .. .. 168 175 212 Pood .. .. .. 39 30 34 „ (velocipedes) .. .. 84 45 42 Furnaoes and kilns (including smoke- 26 26 18 Ventilating .. .. ..13 9 6 consumers) Furniture and upholstery, desks, 115 100 63 Washing and cleansing .. ..54 32 27 blinds, curtains, &c. . Water-supplying .. .. ! 25 16 19 Wearing-apparel .. ..54 75 48 Gas-manufacture for lighting, heat- 30 15 8 j Wools and hides .. .. I 19 13 7 ing, or power purposes 1 S Miscellaneous inventions not in j 32 23 18 Harness (inoluding horse,&c., covers) 11 8 8 other classes, as indiarubber- 1 Harvesting and grading .. .. |l 28 20 15 manufacture, fishing-appliances, Heating, and fuel-manufacture .. 108 79 77 &o. * 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 figures will total more than the actual number of applications received.

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K.—Table showing Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patents sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st December, 1924 (inclusive).

L. —Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in the Year 1924. Class 1. —Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, and jewellery .. 91 Class 2. —Books and bookbinding of all materials .. .. .. .. .. 12 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 .. 29 Class 4.—Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, clay (burnt or baked), or cement, or in which such materials predominate .. . . .. .. 23 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 .. .. 9 Class 6.- —Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leather predominates, not included in other classes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Class 7. —Paperhangings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Class 8. —Carpets, rugs, and floor-coverings in all materials .. .. .. .. .... Class 9.—Lace.. .. .. .. .. .. . ■ .. .. .... Class 10. —Boots and shoes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Glass 11. —Millinery and wearing-apparel (except boots and shoes) .. .. .. 3 Class 12. —Goods not included in other classes .. .. .. .. .. 13 Class 13. —Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods (other than checks or stripes) 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 185

M. —Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1922, 1923, and 1924.

Total ' f Pints'on Number of Letters Patent Final Applications. xiavG bsen Fog paid sealed. Act of 1860 ... ... 1861 to 1870 ... ... 109 109 109 „ 1870 ... ... 1871 to 1883 ... ... 881 687 465 „ 1883... ... i 1884 to 1889 ... ... 3,170 1,757 368 Acts of 1889 and 1908 1890 to 30th June, 1912 ... 27,419 12,711 2,591 Act of 1911.., ... 1st July, 1912, to 30th June, 1922 16,750 7,773 1,526 „ 1921-22 ... ... 5,242 2,953 Grand totals ... ... 53,571 25,990 5,059

I • I I II ■ I 1922. : 1923. ! 1924. j 1922. 1923. i 1924. New Zealand .. 495 : 442 510 Japan .. .. .. .. 2 Belgium .. .. 4 1 1 j! Luxembourg .. j 1 J Brazil .. .. • • 2 .. Netherlands .. .. | 7 3 11 Canada .. .. 4 19 19 'j New South Wales .. 56 76 78 China .. .. • • 1 • • Norway .. .. I 4 17 4 Cuba .. .. .. i 1 .. Queensland .. .. j 2 3 Czechoslovakia .. j 1 2 South Australia .. .. I 2 Denmark .. .. j 7 South Africa .. .. i 3 1 Dutch East IiKlie,s .. .. , .. I Spain .. .. .. .. I Finland .. .. 1 1 5 j Sweden .. .. 7 7 5 France .. .. 17 23 20 Switzerland .. .. 6 .. 6 Germany .. .. 19 5 25 Tasmania .. .. 1 Great Britain .. 277 331 355 Transvaal .. .. 1 India .. .. I 3 2 I United States of America 150 190 195 Italy .. .. I 1 j 2 8 Victoria .. .. 52 33 115 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 than the actual number of applications receivec}.

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N.—Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1922, 1923, AND 1924.

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Classes. Classification ol Goods. 1922. j 1923. * 1924. 1 Chemical substances used in manufactures, photography, or philosophical 40 30 32 research, and anti-corrosives 2 Chemical substances used for agricultural, horticultural, veterinary, and 42 39 49 sanitary purposes 3 Chemical substances prepared for use in medicine and pharmacy .. 07 82 94 4 Raw or partly prepared vegetable, animal, and mineral substances used 19 18 16 in manufactures not included in other classes 5 j Unwrought and partly wrought metals used in manufacture .. .. 11 j 15 15 6 Machinery of all kinds, and parts of machinery, except agricultural and 26 | 36 29 horticultural machines included in Class 7 7 Agricultural and horticultural machinery, and parts of such machinery .. 18 12 9 8 Philosophical instruments, scientific instruments, and apparatus for useful 48 ; 50 65 purposes ; instruments and apparatus for teaching 9 Musical instruments .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 ! 11 13 10 Horological instruments .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 3 10 11 Instruments, apparatus, and contrivances, not medicated, for surgical or 9:4 9 curative purposes, or in relation to the health of men or animals 12 Cutlery and edge tools .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 8 18 13 Metal goods not included in other classes .. .. .. .. 50 41 59 14 Goods of precious metals (including aluminium, nickel, Britannia- 2 2 6 metal, &c.) and jewellery, and imitations of such goods and jewellery 15 Glass .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 5 17 16 Porcelain and earthenware .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 6 17 Manufactures from mineral and other substances for building or 11 9 19 decoration 18 Engineering, architectural, and building contrivances .. .. .. I 16 10 17 19 Arms, ammunition, and stores not included in Class 20 .. .. .. j .. 3 2 20 Explosive substances .. .. .. .. . . .. 1 2 2 21 Naval architectural contrivances and naval equipments not included in 1 .. 1 Classes 19 and 20 22 Carriages.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 j 14 11 23 (a) Cotton-yarn; (6) sewing-cotton .. .. .. .. .. 2 j 4 13 24 Cotton piece-goods of all kinds .. .. .. .. .. 35 29 34 25 Cotton goods not included in Classes 23, 24, and 38 .. .. 9 7 ! 5 26 Linen and hemp yarn and thread .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 1 27 Linen and hemp piece-goods .. .. .. .. .. j .. 1 ' 4 28 Linen and hemp goods not included in Classes 26, 27, and 50 .. .. 1 2 29 Jute yarns and tissues, and other articles made of jute not included in .. 1 1 Class 50 30 Silk, spun, thrown, or sewing .. .. .. .. .. 3 j 31 Silk piece-goods .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 " ■ 32 Other silk goods not included in Classes 30 and 31 .. .. .. .. ■ • I 33 Yarns of wool, worsted, or hair .. .. .. .. .. 11 j 4 7 34 Cloths and stuffs of wool, worsted, or hair .. .. .. .. 9 • 10 j 8 35 Woollen and worsted and hair goods not included in Classes 33 and 34 112 12 36 Carpets, floorcloth, and oilcloth .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 7 37 Leather, skins (unwrought and wrought), and articles made of leather 9 5 4 ! 12 not included in other classes 38 Articles of clothing .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 ! 115 j 105 39 I Paper (except paperhangings), stationery, and bookbinding .. .. ; 31 1 i 55 40 j Goods manufactured from indiarubber and guttapercha not included in 18 j 23 17 other classes 41 Furniture and upholstery .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 9 10 42 Substances used as food or as ingredients in food .. .. .. 224 211 19843 Fermented liquors and spirits .. .. .. .. .. 20 16 26 44 Mineral and aerated waters (natural and artificial), including ginger-beer .. 12 12 17 45 Tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured .. .. .. 37 34 48. 46 Seeds for agricultural and horticultural purposes .. .. .. 2 2 1 47 Candles, common soap, detergents; illuminating, heating, or lubricating 61 88 123 oils; matches ; and starch, blue, and other preparations for laundry purposes 48 ! Perfumery (including toilet articles), preparations for the teeth and hair, 39 60 64 and perfumed soap 49 Games of all kinds, and sporting articles not included in other classes .. 6 18 4 50 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 67 76 I