New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-24
INVENTORS PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
COMBINING TO FOSTER INVENTIVE TALENT AND
PROTECT THEIR INTEREST,".

COMBINING TO FOSTER INVENTIVE TALENT AND
PROTECT THEIR INTERESTS.
The convention of inventors, which began meet
ing in Lyric Hall on Monday, continued its sessions
Yesterday. constitution and bylaws were
adopted the name chosen being The American
Patent Protective Association. The obJects as
stated in the constitution are as follows;
To foster inventive talent stimulate inventive genius
facilitate inquiry and dise information; 70 secure 70
laws and protect them and their legal
in the full enjoyment of their legal right Thereto 70
establish bureaus Of scientific and legal ana
nubIcation and TO promote introduction OF valuable
discoveries or improvements in the arts; 10 estaDsh anu
maintain for convenient use libraries OF WORKS OF Puc
TONS scientific, mechanical legal relating 70 patents
or inventions; to awaken in the community ouo up
probation OF the relations OF invention 10 our hhonai
progress connteract tendencies subversye OF st ma
iiona policy toward inventors and to secure Scn "
tiOn as may be requisite to atoIu iequato soD' in
property in inventions TO adjust disputes between NJ
yentors and prevent unnecessary ana cosby %
to cooperate with inventors in foreign countries ia
ing such changes by treaties or Otherwise az sha t
in foreign laws the DIVISIONS which operate 20 te ts
advantage foreign inventors well IA to that OF the
inventors OF this country.
memorial to Congress was adopted calling at
tentiOn to some of the unjust and ambiguous par
tcuIars of the Patent law" unjust in that II pun
ishes the pateutee for securing his rights aDroau
by restricting them at home; aud ambiguous III
that II il susceptible 10 aud has receiver dHeithl
constructions by the courts" Doubts were enter
tanned as 10 the legality OF appT0prlatihg INC
Patent Fund for any purpose other IMAM tnas Iol
which IL was founded, and the lhemCichCy, On !ho
Patent Office was pointed out, and the following
recommendations were made
That special COmmi-,lOn including one or more OUT
side parties of experience be appointed 10 revise the
Patent law that skilled persons be employed 10 maze
digest OF all the matter In the library OF lne fateh
Once with bbru yiatiOns OF all inventions, so arranged
n. TO corre,pOu with the classification IN inc ONCE 30
mai each Taminer may have everything relating 10 his
cs conveniently at hand that foreign paent-, or AT
lea. drawings OF SUCH be duplicated and CLASSIFIED so
n. 10 afford "A convenient reference that the statute
Which limits the term of home patent 10 that OF me
earliest expiring foreign one Dc repealed tDat
the fee for granting patents Shall NOT
greatly exceed the expense mcurredi thdt the
Pend Fund forever sacred for tine usos and purposes
for which created that the Patent once be recog
nizsd a. a separate department. independent OF all others
and that IL DO allowed much OF the surplus facht
Fund may be necessary 10 the proper T. 'rinahco OF
it, duties the writing force he inoreiy ana Sio
will Official service DO pfOyldbt, anu
that the Office Commissioner bo that OF Cucf EXcCu
tive officer OF the Department that there De Established
within the United States Court, composed of three
gentlemen OF experience bOtn IN law ana ncchAhCs "
whom all appeals shall DO made and 10 whom
small be ruOmtted all questions and whose
decisions shall be final; that In view or over
lures made foreign GOYeTnmsnts authority be gwen
the President of the United states 10 conclude arrange
ments for the olnder OF the United States In An Inter
national Union reciprocal protection ana regulations
for patents; that "a commission be established WIN
authority order such Patent ONCE expenditure not IN
OF receipts, rs sueh commission may Hom ulo
10 time deem necessary.
After the adoption Of the constitution and by.
laws aud the memorial TO Congress- an election Of
officers was held, when the following persons were
chosen: President, f.. NJ. Marble, Commissioner OF
Patents at Washington; hrst vice president eN-
Congressman A. j. Price, of Scranton. rem;
second yce-prcsidcnt, Mrs. NJ a. Forbes, OF Now
treasurer f. IT. McNamec. Of Ncw-IOrk Tho
Committee on Constitution aud Bylaws was con
timed. IL, chairman being !. NJ. Forbes. An ad-
luulucd meeting viii DO held IN Two weeks.