Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-03-29
The New Patent Law,

The new patent law, passed at the last
session of Congress, and approved by the
President on the Cd of March, makes sew.
era changes in the patent regulations OF
the country. The following is summary
OF its provisions
|. That the Commissioner of Patents
may establish rules for taking affidavits
and depositions required in cases pending
in the Patent Office; that they may be
taken before any Justice of the Peace, or
other officer authorized by law to takc
dispositions that witnesses may be SUBJ
penaed and punished for disebedience to
process of subpoena,
=. To secure greater uniformity in the
grant and refusal Of patents, the Presi-
dent may appoint three examiners-in-chief
at a salary of $4,000 each, who shall be
persons of competent legal knowledge and
scientific ability.
3. No appeal shall be allowed to tho
cxamincrs-in-chicf from the decisions of
the primary examiners except in interfer-
ence cases, until after the application shall
have been twice rejected.
to I, The next four sections of the
act specify the salaries Of the commission.
er. chief clerk and librarian; provide for
the restoration and disposal of models,
and dispense with models where the desi gn
can be sufficiently represented by draw
ing the tenth section Of the act Of March
Sd, 1857, which authorizes the appoint
meat of agents for the transportation Of
models and specimens to the office, is re-
pealcd and the commissioner is author
lied to appoint assistant examiners.
Papers filed at the office, if not cor.
rectly and legibly written, may be printed
at the cost of parties filing such papers.
For gross misconduct the commissioners
may refuse to recognize person as a pa.
tent agent, either generally or in any par.
ticular case.
Q. The three months notice to cave.
ators, by the act of July 4, 1886, shall
be computed from the day on which the
notice is mailed at Washington, with tho
time of Transmission added.
10. All laws relative to fees are re-
pcalcd, and in their stead the following
rates are established On filing each
cavcat, SO; on filing each original appli.
cation for "a patent, except for design.
So on issuing each original patent, $50;
on every appeal from the examiners-in-
chief to the Commissioner, $20i on every
application foe the reissue of patent,
$50; on every application for the exten.
sion of patent, $50; and $50 in addi.
ton on the granting of an extension; ON
fling each disclaimer SO, for certified
copies of patents and other papers, 10 cts.
per 100 words; for recording assignments
agreements, power of attorney. &C., 800
words and under, 81; ; under 1000 words
50 over 1000 words, So; aud for cop
les of drawings, the reasonable cost of
making the same.
IL. Specifics VIII may be applicants
for patents.
Il. Applications must be ready for
examination within two years after fling
petitions, or they will be regarded "a
abandoned.
is. Persons selling articles under tho
protection Of letters patent must give suf.
fcient notice to the public that such arti.
cles are patented,
The act further provides that printed
copies of the letters patent, with the seal
of the Patent Office, and certified and
signed by the Commissioner, shall in al
cases be legal evidence of said lettsrs ps.
tent that all patents hereafter granted
shall rcmain in force for the term Of ~.
enteen years from the date of issue ~
extension Of such pate It's Is prohibited !
and all former laws inconsistent with this
act are repealed,