New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-12

ces.ity urgent. awaited myself o. the general
drawings. and Of such believed ptoat ha
saved from the amount appropriated FOR cont ngdnt eT
peseshnd entered at once upon the work or reproduc
For ten copies Of the drawings to BE- furnished weekly
photography appeared 10 Offer the chcauesf and .uTs,
method contract was made w June last WITH Nes.rs
Peters Rein, upon terms advaBtagegus "a line ,efs
and The weekly Issues have been regularly photographed
steadily improved difficulties have been ata
Ihe Work mas become more faninar untll t now per
formed ~ the most satisfactory manner both 10 tae
Office and the public. ~ VIC
During the year experiments have beon made IN other
methods OF engraving and printing the drawings
The American PbOtO.Lithographic COMPANY offered II
tracugs were furnished. To supply free u further ccst
10 the once ten autographed copies Of each 81 the la
drawings Of patents granted durag tie month Of late
1869. This proposition was 80 favorable that as Al
once accepted and the work has been done m very cred
liable manner
The frm Of French, Langran q orilive Or this az,
made offer for the drawings % Nav fsq al romt.i
pr:ce. which also accepted and the work. which Las
thus far been well done. /, now nearly eomPottd.
few copies for office Use, photography J. he choarea
process, while ;Or large edition either Of Tho back daW
iugs or OF the current issues lthOgtapy or NJ gto
photography must be employed. An apIFopraiion Ia.
been asked for, to make this bushes. Oh Yep OdJ ION
permanent feature OF the Office work.
ANNUAL REPORT.
Since the year 1913, a report has been Published an
nuaIly containing an alphabetical index Of inventors. an
index Of the subjects OF invention. ilst Of expired
patents and the claims OF the patents granted duasr
the year In the year 1853. and since, small n.rayd
copies OF portion Of the drawings have been aadcdio
explain the clas aud Of late years, " a5 hetD cusS
mary to add very brief abstract Of the specification
prised usually IN not more than four o. h.e ln' Ihs
report pamphlet OF few pages 10 1877; 'r l@'R
had swelIed four large volumes Tbc expense n Pre-
ducing Is now over 100000 per annuu it 3. u Lat
this amount has not been paid ont Of the pdte irrf:
the report has been published document by Goa
grcss. Nevertheless, portion ~ tho c&Dtutt - Pc
pairing II Is borne by the Office, II Is piop 70 ,ef
| here
doubt if sufficient ad vantage accrue. 30 %, coaa.y.
from tho publication OF this report, justly the re'%
It's bulk Is such that II cannot c published ui. ifn
eighteen months TO two years after tt expiration ~ Tie
year IN which the patents are Issued To :. n' are
most Instances unintcglDc, without iAe sptcifaioA
with the and Of the abstracts and cng.dvle yhe
the engrayiBgs themselves are rot ana tlI- 3s -,gs
OF All the drawings or figures accoMpdB.E lr, Fl.Gt
large number Of patents have more tAan QUO rsaN
sometimes twenty. In tie printed repo!u, ole q y
most two, are gwen, Tor want % space To q" " f saea
mere sketches ~ the patent and draViugs n many cases.
| do more harm than good. They m,lc1d i-c publ. 10
stead OF nstructug IT. II Is true thaJ Do Dr. '- 0. i@
persons to know. from time 10 tiGc. what pacHs
are granted, but the humber Of such lcieOha ilrld
and the knowledge, TO be valuable to teiG, N ID. iu
Hlshed simultaneously with the !esue of the Inirnr
This information has until year ago, been SUP .cd BY
certain mechanical journals ILty pHLi'. VI Ky
lists OF cam until the issue increased 10 fuc ln eKeN
to make r impossible FOR them to cou!Hnr the prR-
rice. The Office then attempted 20 supply tbs want
weekly list Of claims has been published ana fur ed
10 subscribers, January. 1902 at the rate O.. = p
annum To this has since been added pauplfri con.
tanning the Commissioners decisions, which ed 8
intervals of from to two months. Tbs year tgee
claims are beig steeotyped so that az tie 81 tie
year, they may. with proper indexes, constitute TIE a.
nual port without the abstracts or drawings ~ Cor
grcss should desire to strike OF copies Of Zoo Ias
tous distribution. It cOuid be dOae ~ small chpcn.
scarcely exceeding VI per volume Whefea- w. pnth
reports cost S2 per set Ii ssuJrcd, hove el tLss
II these lists OF claims OF value % any o.e. y are
worth the small price which tie Office nov asks int ben.
I'm addition to these weekly lists propose. subsl.
tutc for tine annual report now published n1i suh
cieH number Of copies Of each entire spt'icaAoh ana
drawings be printed In full and that one f De De
posted in the capital OF each State, aud Ia each large
be obtained by visit TO the Patent Office voaA
g4N4 lDN al
enable counsel distance 10 examine Itcnhtc' ard
70 Obtain nfornatiou now practically ,sue, with
out personal visit. the employment OF resident eoae
sell 70 the Pacific Coast, tie West, South, and ~
North East such collections would be Invaluable E4eh
annual would be comprised IN about u yvirmes
sufficient number OF them for the purpose stated and iot
once lses rnI Inc furnished al AN annual cost not eX
ceedng SOOO0O about onehai Of the cost OF the pie
ent annual report To make such collection cOupe,
tLe hack drawings and specifications Of patents already
Issued should be published also For TINS purpose ne
balance already standing TO the credit VI tAe fdeA1 iu
is probably sufficient
FEMALE CoPYIsTs.
Prior to July 1869. much OF the copying Of the Office
was done by females. About 65 were employed who
worked az their own homes. and who were pad at tho
rate OF 10 cents per words for the amount actually
couied BY an act approved March 3, 1853. provision
was made Tor SO female cOpyISts az an annual Sualy
500 il obvious that this force must LABOR Nha
the office, in order 10 secure proper discipline ana
! tcient work. six rooms were provided IN the Pales,
Office building for the entire nuDber lhese aso'n, asu
clerks placed under the charge or an eicrh, ~
male superintendent. II soon became cVldrh' lAt ~
still more than sufficient To DO the work Originally PER
| formed by the larger number. Adaltona WORK vas S
therefore assigned to them from otner divisions ald zoe
force OF male clerks corTcspOndugiy reduced A
CITRATE timetables have been kept since jay lf,y
the attendance of these ladies, ana caeiuI Eeeoah
| been made OF their work. , -,
The result of the experience Of six months that the
attendance Is nearly good and the work Is n'.y tqla
in quantity and quality Ia that OF male clerks performing
corresponding duties The salaries OF these lades ss
originally fixed at 500 only, instead Of S90 rms hs
presumed was an oversight, "a they have abored as
faithfully, and until November 10 1902 one hour ~t way
longer than the female clerks of any Other department
know Of no reason why their pay SHOULD o W ,2 80
10 that Of male clerks of like grades, except mat H
are. as nearly be asccrtaned - applcatobs M
position by women from men, THIS division he
largest in the bureau and IS under excellent d.sePh
yet the superintendent OF it, because female a sM
difficulty been enabled TO secure the ray OF hf'lI
clerk. recommend that the pay OF the female clrIEs
raised to at least $500 per annu; thar they DC pah
that rate from the beginning OF the present hcu },
and that permanent provision be inside toI a ieid ~
pcrintendent, at salary Of at least siUc per aIh"
STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS.
The courts have decided that no statute exists antn;
the time within which actions may be brought io tie
infringement of letters patent The action on the es
the several states is variousy limited to one three, hr
and six years submit that Limitation oI NC bes'
after the eXpratOnUf the patent, would De proper %
some provision is also needed limiting the time during
which applications shall be permitted 10 lie IA tue Par
Office. after adverse action before the ucNt step D W.
OF appeal amendment Is taken. Much injury olIo
business OF the country Is likcly 10 result nom ' '
strucon lately given 10 the Law by the Judge oi hc 70
preme Court Of this District, by mh"dug patents u
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This in effect, 10 create MONOPOLY I,''""
affOrdng ENCOURAGEMENT TO inventors
There are hundreds of these IN the office, mah3
OF which are beng bought up upon specuE",V ILL.,
vigorously pressed for Issue. One of these lately n
was withdrawn m ISL, and has brcn e. fled aiefs
lnpse OF 10 years when the substance Of the ilyeNl
which il seeks To monopOlize has into use IN neag
every form IN which wellAnoWu AElle"''uF" '"P"
mcut is now manufactured
COPYRIGHTS.
Congress omitted at its last session to MAKE az! ~
propriaton for the care Of the copys ted books ana
records
am persuaded that the time has come When rauH'
change should be made In tile system Of Tegi'torhseR
rights This IS now done IN the Clerks Offices OF 20,
various District Courts IL Is - lmn,ri,clF uolr
copyrights are proyerbia.y worthless They ire u'hs{