The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-10-22
Bn 1utluritr.
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SESSION LAWS OF 1884.
Az ACT

AN ACT
To REGULATE THE IssUISG OF PkTESrs.
BE It Enacted by the King and the Legs
latiye Assembly Of the Hawaiian Islands
in the Legislature Of the Kingdom as
sembled
SECTION I. All patents shall be ISSUED
in the name Of His Majesty the King, un
der the Seal Of the Interior Department
and shall be signed by the Minister of the
Interior and cOuntersigned by the Com
missioncos OF Patents, and they shall bt
recorded together with the specification
| IN the office Of the Interior Department II
books kept for that purpose.
SECTION 2. Every patent shall contain
a short title or DESCRIPTION of the inyen
! ton or discovery, correctly indicating Its
nature and design, and grant TO the pa
teutec, his heirs OF assigns for the term OF
10 wears. Of the exclusive right TO make
use, and yend the invention or discovery
throughout the Hawaiian Islands, refer.
ring tOthe specification for the particulars
| thereof A copy OF the specifications and
drawings shall be annexed TO the patent
and be part thereof.
SECTION 3. Any person who has lnven
ted or discovered any new and useful art
machine, manufacture, process or com.
position Of matter, or any new and useful
improvement thereof not known or used
by others in this country, and not patent
ed Tor described in any printed publica-
tom III this or any foreign country before
ms invention or discovery thereof, may,
upon payment Of the fees required by law,
and other due proceedings had, obtain a
patent therefor Provided, however, that
any person who has invented or discover
ed any new and useful art, machine, man
ufucturc, process or composition of mat
ter, or any new and useful Improvement
thereof, and has received patent or pa
tents therefor from any foreign govern
mcnt may also obtain patent therefor IN
tcIs country as provided above, unless the
thing patented has been introduced into
public use in the Hawaiian Islands for more
than one year prior TO the application for
Il patent. But every patent granted for
an invention which has been previously
patented in a foreign country, shall be SO
limited that it shall not continue longer
than the time OF the expiration Of such
foreign patent, or if there are several pa
tents, it shall not continue longer than
the time Of the expiration of the one with
the shortest unexpired term, and in no
case shall It be in force more than ten
years.
SECTION / Bcfor any inventor or dis
c0ycrcr shall receive a patent for his in
yeutiou or discovery he shall apply there.
for in writing to the Minister of the Inter
ior, and shall file in the office of the Inter
Tor DEPARTMENT a written description of
the same and of tine manner and process
of making, compromising and using it, in
clear, concise, and exact terms, and in case
of machine he shall explain the princi
pie thereof and Of the manner in which
he has applied that principle SO as to dis
1t from other inventions, and he
shall particularly point out and distinctly
claim the part Improvement or cOmbina-
ton which he claims as his invention or
discovery. When the nature of the case
admits Of drawings the applicant shall
furnish them as set forth IN Section 2.
When the invention or discovery is Of a
Of matter, the applicant shall
furnish specimen Of ingredients and Of
he composition, sufficient in quantity for
Inc purpose Of experiment. In all cases
which admit Of representation by model,
he applicant shall, if required, furnished
D model Of convenient size to exhibit
ldvuntuge0usiy the several parts Of his
INVENTION
SECTION >. The applicant shall make
Iath that he believes himself TO be the
Iriginal and first inventor or discoverer of
he art, machine, manufacture, compost
ion or improvement for which he soGcits
patent, and that he does not know or
believe that the same was ever before
inowG or used, and shall state of what
.ountry he Is citizen.
SECTION 6. On filing Of any such ap-
lllcatlon and the payment OF the fees re-
.ulred by law. the Commissioner of Pa
ents shall examine the alleged new inven-
ion or discovery. and if upon such exami- |
.ation 1t shall appear that the claimant is
Justly entitled to a patent under the law |
nd that the same is sufficiently useful and |
Important, he shall report accordingly to |
he Minister OF the Interior, who shall |
ausc a patent to be issued therefor.
SECTION z, Any person who makes any |
ew invention or discovery, and desires |
luther time to mature the same, may on |
aymeut of the fees required by law, file |
b the Interior Department caveat set
ing forth the design thereof and its dis
characteristics, and praying |
rejection Of his right until he shall have
latured the invention Such caveat shall
@ preserved in secrecy and shall be ope-
ltive for the term of one year from the
ling thereof
SECTION 8. The Commissioner of Pa.
,nts shall be appointed Ivy the Minister
{ the Interior and shall examine and re-
ort on al applications for patents and
hall receive for such services a fee Of
yenty dollars for each application ex-
mined and reported by HIM. which fee
nall be paid by the applicant in advance.
b addition to this fee the following fees
lall be charged all applicants for patents,
pom filing each original application for a
ateut- five dollars and upon issuing
atent, i've dollars and FIVE dollars shall
e charged for the filing of caveat
SECTION .. This Act shall take effect
nd become law from and after its pub
cation, and &" An Act TO amend Sections
IS and 25G Of the Civil Code. and add
ew Section TO the Civil Code to be nun
cred Section 256A," approved the 22nd
1yol june, A. d. 1868, is hereby repealed
Approved TINS 18th day of August, A
. 1881
KALAKAUA REX-