, 1861-03-18
EEiln EtI.- 1'atent LaHv--Extepafons
gro o.4i2Ite1.-Imp0rtAnt Changes.

I4e new patent law passed st the LAST ses-
sion Of Congress, and approved By the Presi-
dent on the Cd Of March, makes several i'm
portant changes in the patent regulations Of
the country. The following is summary Of
its provisions
I. That the Commissioner Of Patents uaav
establish rules for taking af1davits and depoei-
t1on8 required III cases pending in the Patent
Office; that they may be taken before any jus
tlce of the Peace, or ether officer authorized
by lay to take dispositions; that witnesses
1nay be eubpmnaed and punished for disobedi-
ence to process Of subpoena.
., 10 secure greater uniformity in the grant
and refusal Of patents, the President may an
point three Examiners-in-C Chief, at salary CT
5000 each, who shall be persons of compc-
tent le::al knowledge and scientific ability,
5. No appeal shall be allowed to the Exami-
nefs-in- Chief from the decisions Of the primary
examiners, except in interference eases, until
after the application shall have been twice re-
-jectcd.
4 to T. The next four sections Of the net
specify the salaries Of the Com missioner, Chief
CLERK, and Librarian provide for the restora-
ton and disposal of models, and dispense with
NODES Wnere re- the design can be sufficiently
OF the act Of March Sd, 1857, which authorizes
tue appointment Of agents for the trausporta-
ton OF models and specimens to the office, is
repealed and the Commissioners authorized
to appoint Assistant Examiners.
.; Papers filed Ut the office, if not correctly
aud legibiy written, may be printed at the cost
oi parties fling such papers. For gross mis-
condnct, the Commissioner may refuse to re-
cosnlze n person |hs patent aeent, either gen
orally or in any ptrticnlar case.
=. The three months notice to cayeators, by
ne act OF July 4, 1886, shall be computed
from the day on which the notice is mailed at
Washington, with the time for transmission
added.
10. All laws retaasEe to fces are repealed, and
IN their stead the following rates are estab-
lshed: On filing each cayeat, $40; on fling
for design, SI5; on Issuing each original
patent, $2o; on every appeal from the Exam
lners-in.C Chief to the Commissioner, s20; on
every application fog the extension Of patent,
$50; and $50 in addition on the grausing OF
an extension; on filing each disclaimer, SO;
1or certified copies Of patents and otherpapers,
u cents per l0o words; for recording assign
ments, agreements, power Of attorney, &c,
SUI words and under, 81; under 1000 words,
s.; over LOCO words, s.; and for copies OF
drawings, the reasonable cost Of making the
same.
IL Il: Specifies who may be applicants for
L. Applicants must be ready for examina-
tion within two years after filing petitions, or
they will be regarded rs abandoned.
:, IL. Persons selling articles under the protec-
ton OF letters patent must give suf1i i:icnt no.
tlce to the public that such articles are pat
cnted.
Tne act further provides that printed copies
Ct 1Ae letters patent, with the zeal Of the
Patent Office, and certified and signed by the
commissioner, shall in all cases be legal eyi-
dence of said letters patent that al1 patents
hereafter granted s4all remain in force for the
term Of seventeen years from the date Of issuc:
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