The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-29
The Patent Bill now Ia Congress-A Most
Objectionable Measure.

To TIE Edtor Of lie sun.
sra; VIM. Mullec, thanks to the light you Sized
on his case s longer in jail his person is free.
But the spirit OF persecution which impri4 ms nm
inventor who Gares to maze i'm provements In manu-
features controlled by money monopolists having
found II incxTedicnt II not imprcticble. TO carry
its ends by tormonting his body and affecting his
family now sssssss lis legal protection and his
property
Tie plan is exceedingly comprehensive, We'll laid.
and slready advancing toward completion
II IL nothing less than the oyerturning Of United
States statutes and practice. which have not been
materially disturbed for upward OF forty years
during which time they havc been in'trumontal in
producing the erandest results, l nIude 10 the
P.tcnt laws.
4 lin * now before Congress. and hns already
passed tac House, Whcl hy IT. terms wipes out al
prevnus eu0ctmcnts. AID introduces the most
sweeping and radical changes. These are numerous
and lar reaching,
The at provides that 10 pftent shall he had for
ans iUNcptnn Uuiess H. ,Mcill Who dht"is TIE
.Hairs o. the ohco Tor the Tine being shal consider
II tuhcleuth gsclu. ana important
Atvy INC lgssa.c Oftli' act, therefore, al new in
vcu''1us Or0u cht 90 tie Patent uhce VI be subject
20 We Denied iacugutinn rs 'uch, and pronou, ccd
woralo,s by TIE head q the oniee. ju-' us "him,
crrCe lerson i se.;e, or other motives may dictate
AID from tbs decision thcrc snail he no appeal an 1
10 chance Of securing Justice cScept by the for.
mi laale an expensive proc 's of rtl IN eqriiy
Fer IN tNallrle Of usa made OF such arbitrary
rover 7ud Us suit IN part, We meet oHN rcirr to
lhe cai5 lI.i"N Ut one Ci the greatest anu most
butIrt' lni lnNlNon9.
IL ~, nuuii I'itz crJl applied tor patent for a
fire root sac. he cnrll ii cinrs" dld not think
us mycuiuu sufficiently inport..ut' ana his Hp-
plic,tipn Wa rjsCtcd BENZ unable to under'Hke
inc cumbrous and expensive system "l appeal inca
In vogue. It. Nts compelled 10 accept the decision,
and over men Ve1IS eGWCd-utrc than the HE
tn 4 oi aitrui-het,gc auy patent wa~ issue. In
tac mean time the inven lu bad pa sri out OF the
au'hor's Ian Is for a uin ard became lost to him
iOlever
Eut "a, de t~ptn bts ID. look what t'.t opiuiou
cost Ne country. frcvioU- 10 lat t'eie was no
such thing on uc =. Lrl -,u.e as -lic which clUd
stand hot lrc or SIX hours. IN 1873, during the
rrrat IRE 30 SrN York, every Ne. u-t oI sc'rtled
"sIi, " GifuIIulictl, cyCa ,ap v.i"s could rot be
l"uni-cNcrthias COnsuE '"i' W. bUrhtNi Hud
What c'C'l no. bee ,u'n,t rI' mrheI cN'n u COB
| bio sone1. For aNreu year, money, bonNs, p,ate,
and other N5iuahc- ru.tiuu.l TO Ice the urcJ 81 the
Ucyouriug ''ou"nt. lUudre',s ~ hpustn !, On our
| times II vouil have been hundei' Of mslhons) %.
| uulSrs' worth oi properly "", t'NT1yt al ne
cause ~ the opinion c. Il h'ed servant the nNrn-
| Won was not "-uilcIrHt" ''hW'l H'' -, Hl.'' lheh
N" ci't o That invention ~ hocolc the basis ol
Otner instaLac'-nlnA %. thom-trull b. given,
Where Tic Office, cHcu under tie ~ sent isW ami ts
now administered, hgA stood ri.ht ~ the NY OF
| puohc Improvement and lneNc interest lct lA's
tcl proposes to maze Ne Irc-rut bad safe o. lolugs
| worse end confer by lawar arbitrary power hereto
lore Ouly assumed, cuntipr, to law. sir, deny the
l2ht 81 our Representatives to confer such luNcr
u n'erposos TO prevent the iuNcutor from receiving
me eommonest Justice, and opens vide tue door 10
MI. h,ulec, or Mr., MigQp, or VI Mason see IL tC
| invent ~ ire subject oil inlil ,ubbor, or se"ine
Maeh.hcs or screN machinery 1t i only necessary,
Whc2 these gentlemen or any one or them apply for
patent Tor tine attorneys OF tie combined screw
companies, or rubber com anies. or ing ma hint
| comulnies, Hs tie case may lc, TO stop into tn,
Patent Once Land the Cummies ioucr fec and direc
that patent to either Of tie sal persons shall h
| reused Wren the case comes mp IT - found tina
TINS invention h. net sufficiently useful and impUr
mnt,' and the patent is dei.ed accordm olsw:
! lhut not INVENTOR.