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£ s. d. Transvaal Application 1 0 0 Complete specification 3 0 0 Renewal Fee— Before end of 3rd year 2 0 0 Before end of 4th year 2 10 0 Before end of sth year ... ... ... 3 0 0 Before end of 6th year 3 10 0 Before end of 7th year 4 0 0 Before end of Bth year 4 10 0 Before end of 9th year ... ... ... 5 0 0 Before end of 10th year ... ... ... 510 0 Before end of 11th year 6 0 0 Before end of 12th year 6 10 0 Before end of 13th year 7 0 0 Total £53 10 0 Orange River Colony Application ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 0 Notice to proceed ... ... ... ... 0 5 0 Notice appointing hearing 1 1 0 Certificate for issue of Letters patent ... 1 1 0 Grant of patent (Attorney-General) ... 1 10 0 From Grant of patent (State President) 10 0 0 to 50 0 0 Renewal Fee— Before end of 3rd year 5 0 0 Before end of 7th year 10 0 0 Total From£29 18 0 to 69 18 0 Forfeiture of Patents for Non-Working. An important change in the law has been made by Section 27 of the Patents and Designs Act, 1907, which provides that at any time not less than four years after the date of a patent and not less than one year after the passing of this Act, any person may apply to the Comptroller for the revocation of the patent on the ground that the patented article or process is manufactured or carried on exclusively or mainly outside the United Kingdom. If after enquiry the Comptroller is satisfied that the allegations contained in the application are correct, then, unless the patentee proves that the patented article or process is manufactured or carried on to an adequate extent in the United Kingdom, or gives satisfactory reasons why the article or process is not so manufactured or carried on, he may make an order revoking the patent either— (a) forthwith; or (b) after such reasonable interval as may be specified in the order, unless in the meantime it is shown to his satisfaction that the patented article • or process is manufactured or carried on within the United Kingdom to an adequate extent. Any decision of the Comptroller under this section is subject to appeal to the Court. No order may be made under it which is at variance with any treaty, convention, arrangement, or engagement with any foreign country or British possessionThe Australian Law of 1909 also contains provisions with regard to nonworking, but they are somewhat different in character. Section 87a of this Act provides that at any time not less than four years after the date of a patent and not less than two years after the commencement of this section, any person may apply to the High Court or the Supreme Court for an order declaring that the patented article or process is not manufactured or carried on to an adequate extent in the-