New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-29
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.

ADDRESS BY PATENT COMMISSIONER FISHER.
The Hon. Samuel Fisher, Commissioner of
Patents attended the Fair Last evening" aud at O'Clock
addressed the visitors. He said :
Among the earliest "reminiscences OF my boyhOod are
the Fairs OF the American Institute which were held
many years ago Niblo's aud Castle Gardens Nearly
every article the Fair bore 1t the imprint Of that
magic adjective Patented" These the days just
after the passage OF the great Patent oct OF 1885, which
established what is the distinctyey American sys
TEN in regard 10 the granting OF Ites patent ana VET
the land and was shellerlng under us ,Wings the
e brood of Of SS1 Of Sfss ns without
fnding every niche, upon every table, above and
tented or are the product OF patented processes
chimes. i suppose, II upon your outer wall banner
ce JS for exhibition with the creation OF which letters
patent had nothing do, that very few OF the many
he stopped at the threshold by the pro-
hbition. For this result, this aud kindred insti-
sibity for which they need in no wise be ashamed.
6SS ,," 70 Se pub that to woas sS hnS M
mained unknown; have given many g ipIise 70 some
reach the goal have called capital tho aid
OF genius, BY showing to capital where II might
has grown famous, aud many manufac.
turer rich through the medium Of your expostons the
awards of your jaries and the distribution OF your dlpo
mas and medals The work Of the Patent Office and OF
all such societies as this IL mas ,be oT we genius s
Of country We are more especially charged %it
protection, you with Developments vi, ou' nu nn
Yours is, protection TO American industry"
stence the department OF huge vegetables aud OF quilts
with wonderful patchwork, has become sensDy smaller
while OF wonderful naehnes anu DoIG
tifulIy fabrics has become sensoy greater IN
the days when gazed with delight upon hr Euge
fireworks the click OF the sewing maong was rs He on
of the lectureroom ana enter the Sis az PIe o
teal sciences India rubber Win s ar o n and
ugly oyercoats. We had the steani-enghe az ~ Gane
w. at,H tba III
As for these beautiful textiles Il would have seeine
madness TO dream that we should ever uatS W 20
them thereafter In the Patent once under te 1o %
1896 the Commissioner and lone examining c'cth
were thought to be sufficient TO 90 inc
work of examining INTO the p pSd yepe acroS
the two or three hundred applications that were
Now az examiners are oyercrowded with work. force OF
over 800 employees is maintained ana tne m
have swelled over twenty thouStlu p 1i "ii
Nun This year the number OF patents grahleu VII
average 276 per week. 1900 IN the year no t
son can properly be made between our - sto tn 60
81 other Countries. In England and on t9e ooll-
tpent all applications are patented without a1on
INTO the novelty OF the inventions chlmeu Az t
ont hos I'm 5ur courts a value that no foreign patent
can acquire In the courts OF It's own county a i
dcTed Iroperty In foreign patents exceedingly pIeoalVs
S.n a. 70 Granted have not been subjected 10 eNana
tom they have priDia JdeiG MeS'i.t it te n1ss.
valid IL is true that knows TINS DuI tio d'i
n;Ii,rD that they may prove makes them weapons III
the hands of INSCRIPTIONS men 70 1880 Of ar.
,o.,nrers who Imve very imperfect means oi ~, n,
Zinc nj the truth falschood OF inc seii,n' ~
uretensons Of the patentee. va u, ,n,unfnciurer
nyentor il I'm az much doubt as the nati r"iu
W foreign patents are OF dOuDuu NuHu'
- ,he whole -ystem has fallen lhto sum- ~
nnse tbmt the foreign patents OF AMERICAN Drnt
supPyeo ya heen copies OF patents previously s,
tn"t ,hs cogniry arc tho best That arc shsi1 or
abroad, and~ know that many NAM n'iented with.
nt dificulty there has been etoppeu . notent pre.
sage through Office by arelelere ~ In te very
utTy of It's origin. Nearly rs many p,tic " Turopc
~, Tie United states this year rs W ie I'M IN dlys
/ lll IVhE M "a ynlunc ~ italian patents 'U ~. ,,'
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