New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-04
rANAMERIcAy corrErGHrAyD PATENTs
PROTECTION IF LITERARY AND INDUSTRIAL
RIGHTS.

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Washington. March D. The report 81 the Committee
on Patents and Trademarks was under consideration
By the Pan-American Conference today and % va
unanimously adopted. II va, signed hH jose =.
Dccond Paraguay Andrew Carnegie. United ~tatc-.
and Cllmaco Caldcron. Colombia. The committee
finds in the three treaties on copyright; trademark
and patents snbso ri"d 10 ly the cntaiivc, "i
the Argentine Republic Bolivia. Brazil chil, Paia-
gnay. Peru and Cruguav, who attended the recent
Congress Of Private international Law Of Monievidco
the cplos which, n is opinion. should be adopted
throughout this continent IN order 10 assure and give
effective protection the right Of literary. artistic
and industrial property acquired n Of the nation,
reprcscntcd In this Conference The report con-
times
In Tho treaties referred TO- literary and artistic works
trademarks patents Of invention are clearly defined IN
the same manner prescribed the rights of authors ana
artists proprctors Of trademarks and inventors which tn"
contracting Powers guarantee and protect, tho ornate-
to be- observed obtaining th- prot elton and en'ilnt
the limits Of s4!d right and the manner in which they
may be exercised. All the colfi- on those subjects
which nay arise diversity OF csAtlon between the
contracting states settled by clear aud precise pro
visions. Thus for instance IN respect 10 hNi'F ana
artistic ccpyrch 10 f. provided That authors and artists
-ha EMO, rights accorded them bf the Law Of the stat
in which the original publication production Of th'lf
woik- took place obliged to recognize
longer time than that allowed to authors
who obtain the same irh, Rights TO trade
but with due regard Laws; and 10 enjoy the
right 10 IN invention which patent ha been obtained
In any one them u IS necessary - have the pat"a
registered IN any other In which IL fecognltfn
ls asked for IN form prescribed by II,
lsvs with r,rafd 70 duration Of the patents the
ssmc principle established which wa, previously men
toned in relation literary and artistic copyrights and
~ g., moreover provided that the duration Of the patent
may be- limited state 70 the period pfes' rh'd by
me laws Of the in which the patent was first
granted II such period be the shorter u IS also pro
,ld,d that questions arising the priority Of invention
shall be settled according u the date oi IN" Application
Tor the respective patents IN Gle country where they were
granted. Finally in all these treaties the principle i
established that those violate the rights Of property
therein recognized AID guaranteed can only be legally ar
aigncd before tho court, country in which the
offence may have been committed.
The resolution recommended by the committee
reads follows
Resolved That the Conference recommend bor to those
Governments Of America which accepted the proposition Of
holding the Congress (of MOntevldro but could not par
pac In =, deliberations. and 10 hoso not invited thcIeo
but who are represented th. Conference. that theJ
give their adhesion to said treaties.
| The Committee 81 the Ian-Amcricaa Conference
upon International Law has reported 10 tie Con
ference That none of the resolutions referred to 1t
came within the scope OF he programme lad down
for by the Conference The order prov idins for
the organization aud defining it, duties. II /, recon
mcndcd by the committee that ~pr'hi '"ni'Itt"
be appointed whOsc duly il SHALL be- 10 consider me
resolutions retained 70 the Conference by TIE com
| mittcc on International Law. These relate 10 th"
claims of foreign citizens, rdspOnsil ily for wrong,
by agents Of the public authority ana cases III "h'h
situated on the upper parts Of navieallc rive, or
bounded by the banks thereof. 10 hvc free exit through
them to the sea, and freely navs; c the waters IRA
what construction is TO be placed upon certain treaty
stipuatiOns and the clauses thereof by winch priv
cses granted The report Is signed by Iernamt,
| Cruz. Guatcmala Manuel Qu.nfaha. Argentine Re
public William Henry Trcscot. United states; Jose
Alfonso. Chill. and !. NJ p Caamano. Columbia.