The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-11

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b. tho esyeptt,a ssd ~, the rule ~ ~
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sed hins,cen pstsots ~rtv ,,,ue,t. aoi
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lsctci-G.GSa iv5cvirI The $40 .nA the
practice c~ontcmpls,rs gf.ntiBg pafrsi.
oui, tr %in,rpiions spi d~isrc,rut, thu,
stv rec sod useful, sod oul, a. the rlsst
original iu'rHtot. llrur, out system IT
official Investigation sud ildi,ia, decision
upon applications lot ~Is,ruts, sod their
iclc,ttun In such ctvst uuml-p H. ~,
~eNISuvpcc ~ solicitor, ! bs'r g~nttsllt
tuuhd The objections ~fsls,,i and u~irtvurcs
giVVu hN the Examiners -. basic ~ ~
lection, II great advantage IN detvfmluirg
Inventor. right. hs d~itunguishing their
Improvements tr'm pnot ,s'c6tions Ia
addition -" thc G.tsp sppliCstiou, Ui-v'
cd IN 49,, Is b. u~udoubtril, fact thst
hal, ut the ia,6ly ~Jatcots issued durins
The same wear wcfc ~ithhr!d uuttt ,he
claims were ptopcil, defined aud restrict
cd u distinguish them irnm prior pa,
cnts. II therefore cssiuuail,, crtunr
ou,ly, ~ fraudulent, pcrchsocr. "cuc
patcnt over another ~ the same thing
~ issued, j. " not uuJust tu indulge Va
Wholesale condemnation of ca pstcnt
system and out officials
Patents Tor tho Same elias, II articles.
hut not t"r Identical ,b,cptious, atc NJ
mcruus Httir 4 fence wire " good a..
lusttation The original psttn, shown
The combination II a barb and a lrn,c
wire. II granted in the Iiusr original ,u.
,cntor OF thst combination. h, q pioneer
patcn,. granted to the pioneer at n ,alua
hic industry that has been appreciated h,
The tfm,r.. II the inventor did tD'.ulh
mistake Ui tuAdNrriruCc fsil 90 obtain a
generic ~ pioneer claim tuT his youliua
,on of the barb and the ivuCc wifr 10 his
original patent anu has subsequently, and
legally, aud | think justly, got hi. patent
rcissucd aud the scope enlarged so ~ tu
make all subsequent improvement. sub
ordinate aud tributary to his claims. no
person should com
not iorcstall Others from making and pat
cn,ing improvements Ia bart.d funrr
wire. Hence the numerous patents Tor
articles 81 the same class aud the %yari,,,
ot patented bsrbcd fence wire IN the mar.
kct. II the broad, generic. pioneer
claims of the original patents. a. rcissucd,
cannot lie maintained, land they csnpo,
be II u IL proven beyond doub, ,ha, haths
were used on fence wire prior tn the dat.
at the first psiont issued therefore, Why
then each individual pa,cu, will he indie.
pendent from the original pioneer claims,
aud the one that u for the simplest apd
best barl~d fence wire should be the
most valuable. II the invention. 81 two
or more pcrsons are combined To produce
the perfection sought. there may he ,~o
or more patents. and the rights IL each
inventor and pstentec that contributed a.
the production ~ that perfection should
TIE respected. Unfortunately the individ
usl rights pointed out In such pnt-n,. for
Improvements In an art and manufs,G.,sc
are often ignored and ipfringcd, and
hence the litigations that are ~ much u.
'i''' """ 'n""e 'he P''''N' Tor ~aSrsulUhg
the patent law and IT, administrators
The title Ia q good quarter section of
land may be divided. snbdivided, aud
fractional parts owned 10y individuals. and
parts by joint owners. The title Ia Q val
usble patented product or machine may
lie vested In different inventors, paten,ccs,
and "ssignee-, II the land owners are
lighting about their mctes and bounds
ana titles, anu the patent owners about
their claims, the safest Wy In both IN
stances Will he Ia stand OIL mud let them
night It u i. There Is no need 81 entering
such fights, and when u msn voluntarily
takes part he should not complain when
he gets hurt. Therefore y" not purchase
or use patented property, Of which the
title Is IN dispute, unless you can cheer
iuliy abide the results 81 the contest 10
CURED to gain u good title.
" "Congre-. should either make the
patent granted hnal and conclusive csi.
dence 81 ownership ~ such n.nts. ~ II
should protect the innocent purchaser
AnthnYIfl In l.als ufne NHE ..