The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-09
Saventiou Betwcen the Unite
states Of America and Franco Cor
corning Trade MARKS.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.


STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
whereas convention between tho United
States OF America and his imperial Majesty
tho Emperor OF tho French was concluded
and signed BY their respective plenipoten-
tiaries at the city Of Washington on the six-
teenth day Of April last, which convention,
being In the English and French languages,
Is word for word as follows:
The United States OF America and bla Ma.
lesty, the Emperor Of tho French, desiring
TO secure In their respective territories a
guarantee Of property In trade marks, have
resolved to conclude special convention for
TINS purpose, and have named as their p,sn.
ipotentiaries: the President Of the Initial
states, Hamilton Fish, Secretary OF STAT
ana ms Majesty the Emperor Of the + cencb
y. berhemy, Commander OF the Cmnasiai
Order OF the Legion Of Honor, a., hn p1s,a'
accredited as his envoy extr .ssa,2 vi
minister plenipotentlary to no TynI,oS q. snu
and the said plenipotep' r,s. atsea ssa'esi
animation Of their r. snan,iss' s SiSer sn OK
which were found ~ ne ~ o rui p1~era,
ion art uhs asre ID to aud sigued the follow.
Ever- ARrIcLnI.
COM reproduction In one OF tho two
n .srics OF trado marks affixed In tho other
) certain merchandise to prove It's origin
and quality, Is forbidden, and shall Give
ground for an action for damages In favor Of
the injured party, to be prosecuted In the
courts OF the country In which the counter
felt shall DO proven, Just as II the plaintIn
were subject or citizen Of that country.
Inc exclusive right TO use a trade mark
lot the benefit OF citizens OF the United
STATES IN france, or Of French subjects In
the territory OF tho United States, cannot
exist for longer period than that aIed by
the law OF the country for its own citizens,
the trade mark has become public prop
erty IN the country Of Its origin, II shall DO
equally Tree to ell In the other country.
ARTICLE II.
tho owners Of trade marks reading In
either ri the two countries wish to secure
the.r rights In the other country, they must
deposit duplicate copies OF those marks In
the Patent Office at Washington, and In the
clerks Office Of the Tribunal OF Commerce OF
the Seine, at Paris.
ARTICLE III.
The present arrangement shall take effect
ninety days after the exchange OF ratlfca-
lions by the two governments, and shall
continue In force for ten years from this
date.
In case neither Of the two high contract
Ing parties gives notice of Its Intention to
discontinue this convention, twelve month";
before Its expiration, II shall remain In force
one year from the time that either of the
high contracting parties announces It's dis
continuance.
ARTICLE
Tho notifications Of this preser., krranpe.
ment shall be exchanged Al. Washinctes
within ten months, or 500. er, IL possible
In faith whereof Va respectiye pIenino-
,ehsiari ie nave s'p Led the present convention
IN ,h d1upnca'e' I'D affixed thereto the seal OF
Lone at Washington, the sixteenth day Of
dnpiL, In the year Of our Lord one thousand
light hundred and siIty-nine.
HAMILTON FISH, GsHAL.l
BERTHEMY, SEAL
And whereas the said convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the respec-
tive notifications Of the same were exchanged
at Washington, on tho Sd instant, by ]. c.
y. Davis, acting Secretary Of State Of the
United States, and Count Faverney, charge
d'afiaires Of bis Imperial Majesty tho En-
peror OF the French at Washington, on tho
part OF their respective governments
Now, therefore, DO It known that !, Ulysses
y. Grant, President of the United States OF
America, have caused the said convention to
be made public, to the end that the same and
every clause and part thereof may be OBJ
served and fulfilled with good faith by the
United States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set
my hand aud caused the seal Of the United
States to DO affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
sixth day of July, In the year Of
lsHAL. our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and slxty-alne, and of the independ-
once OF the Unit ed States tho ninety fourth.
By tho PRECEDENT:
j. U. BANCROFT DAVIS,
Acting Secretary of State