The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-03-30
The New Patcn: Law.

We find, in circular Issued by Nessrs
Br7adnax { Gray, patent lawyers and soli-
cito.s, Warrington, the following in refer
ence 70 the late amendments to the pa
tcnt LAWS:
In view of the vast interest involved in
Patents, we give a synopsis of the New
Patent Law passed by the late session OF
Congress, and which has already gone
into operation. This Law provides that
all Patents hereafter granted. except for
dcsi gns, shall run fCr seventeen years, and
that the fee payable 70 the Government
on the filing the application for such
Patent, shall be 2lj and so additional
when the Patent passes iOg issue, il the
application Lc allowed, hut !. not allowed
there viii be 10 further fec required. Al
applications which have bcca pending
and all applications which shall not be
made complete within two years from the
time OF fling shall b, considered abandon
ed, and will be so treated .ulless good
cause he shown 10 the Commissioners tOr
such delay.
This Law al-o provides that Patents
may be granted for any ny.y amd original
design ii lnaaul.cturc-Ir.utiug, Jss .o...'.
~ min or GHss5 Ts.-r9, ornament or new
styles OF stove plates, picture frames, ali
new forms O. articles c. glass, china OF
cagtheuware- a!-o- l.'cts.es, pliu.S, paint
l.-s and artistic Ls-.--s O! every possible
description, and 10 i.-.-OU cs- r.s- or pat
tern alter the st;as without the consent
Of the Inventor. 1t also p-ov.-sz ti-: any
Er'- lg-sI oi mani .ag.a.e 2..V H. patent
cd. merchants and d.;--; = can obtain
'rate.t- u-gn IL Il. --l.,c marks D., i.,-,-.
winch they attsc.- 30 t@-.. gods. pIi.t-
crs may secure new designs iJr type, &c;
bcokbiuiers, new styles of binding or DE-
signs for covers; mechanics, for any new
article Of tool, pattern or plan, used III any
'''--i- es profession, a;ly ncw form OF lyle u.
gates, fsucos, posts, Coru!ces, uoulGIngs. Ia
bles, chairs. orany other article oi furniture;
also railiEgs. b2nisters, doors, 81. &. for
the terms of three and one-half, seven and
lift5en years, as the applicant may desire
The fees being for three and half years,
$lOi fec seven years, So; for fifteen years
SO
This Law also aLoli-hes so mach Of the
thirteenth Section Of the Act Of July -ith,
1886, as authorizes the Commissioner TO
Issue a kind Of supplemental Patent for
additional Improvements or Inventions al
ready granted, making il necessary 10 take
out Original Patents tor all improy enlents
The Fee upon the filing Of an application
for a reissue will be S3u md the Fee uron
the filing OF Il caveaJ will be $40, which
will not hereafter be considered portion
o. the Patent Fee. This Law also aboiisiE
es the discriminating Fees agaiast all 70
rcigEers whose respective governments,
give our citizens the same privilege they
DO their own. thus allowin. English. Bel
-ian, Austrian, French, iiussian and Spa
nish, and indeed all other foreigners but
Canadians, TO take Patents upon the same
terms IS our own citizens, e.rceyt IL case of
designs, trade marks, patterns, &c.
This law also provides that 4 Fee OF $50
shall be paid TO the Government upon the
filing Of every appeal TO the Commissioner,
and on the filing of every application for
an extension, so; and in case the patent
be extended, an additional Fee of$j0; but
no Patent he1cgfter granted ,riH DC ert,,deL
1t is farther provided, that at least ten
copies of every patent shall be printed
both the specification and drawing; and it
is farther provided, that any magistrate
before whom depositions are taken, to be
used in any contested case pending before
the Commissioners OF Patents stall have
power TO issue process TO compel the at
tendance of witnesses as in other judicial
proceedings.