The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-03-28
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In view OF the vast ineres involved in Patents
We feel it incumbent us to give our readers a
synopsis OF the New Patent Law passed by the
hte Congress, and which is already in opera
ton. This Law provides that all Patents hereaf
ter granted, except for Designs, shall run seven
teen years, and that the Fee payable to the Gov.
esnment ON the filing the application for such Pat
ent, shall be SIS and 500. additional when. the
Patent passes for issue, if the application be al
lowed, but if not allowed no further Fee will be
required. All applications which have been pend
ing, and all applications which shall not have been
made complete within two years from the time of
filing shall be considered abandoned. and shall be
go treated unless good be shown to the Com
missioners for such delay
This Law also provides that Patents may be
granted for any new and original design in manu.
features, printing, 5as refef in alto or Jasso relic,
co. ornament or new style of stove plates, picture
frames, all new forms of glass china or earfhon
ware; also, pictures. prints paintings. and artist
ic designs of every description and nc person can
Use or pattern after the same without the consent
of the inventor It also provides that any new
form 81 manufacture may be patented, merchants
and druggists may obtain patents upon their trade
marks and labels which they attach to their goods
Printers may secure rev design for type, &c ;
bockbinders, new styles of binding or designs for
covers; mechanics, for any new article Of tool
pattern or plan, used in any trade o. profession,
any new form style of gates, fences. posts, cor
nicez, mouldings tables chairs, or any ether art-
Gle of furniture also, ratings, banisters, doors,
&C., a., for the term of three and one.half seven,
and fifteen years, as applicant may desire
The Fees are--tor three and one.balf years, $40;
for seven years, Sl5i for fifteen years, $50.
This Law also aboIs1es 50 much of the thir-
teenth Section Of the Act of July 4th 1886 as au-
thorizes the Commissioner TO issue a kind of sup
Elemental Paten. for additional improvements OF
inventions already granted making Unnecessary to
take out Original Patents for all improvements
Tne Fee upon the filing of an application for a re-
issue will hereafter be $50, and the Fee upon tn
filing of caveat will be $40, which will not here
afte. be considered portion of the Patent Fee
This Law also abolshes the discriminating Fees
Fees against all foreigners whose respective Gov.
ernments give eur citizens tho same privilege they
do their own, thus allowing English Belgian Aus
trian, French, Russian and Spanish, and indeed
all other foreigners but Canadians to take Patents
upon the same terms our own citizens ercept
in case Of designs trade marks, attorns, &c.
This Law also provides that Fee of $50 skal,
be paid to the Government upon the fling Of eve
ry appeal to the Commissioner and on the FLING
of every application for all extension $50; and in
case; the Patent be extended, an additional Fee of
$50; but 40 Patent hereafter granted acU be en-
tended.
1t is further provided that at least ten copies of
every Patent shall be printedboth the spacifi, a
ton and drawing and it is further provided that
any magistrate before whom dispositions are taken,
to be nsed IN any contested case pending before
the Commissioner of Patents, shall have power to
es, as in other Judicial proceedings
These are the principal features Of this impor-
tant Law, for the syRepsls OF which we are indebt-
ed to Alessrs. BRoADNAx * GRAY Patent Lawye
AMI Solicitors, Washington, Chicago, and St. Lou
is, who viii chearfully furnish any information
upon application by letter OF otherwise, to either
of the above nam ed places.