The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-13

a Proposed Substitute for the House Bill
to Amend the Patent Laws Containing
Some Practical Provisions for simplify
ing the Conduct Of Anairs OF the Patent
once
WASHINGTON. june 3.-The House
committee on patents. through Mr. Si-
nonds- Of Connecticut. yesterday re-
ported to the House substitute bill re-
Gently agreed upon BY the committee in
place Of bill to amend the Patent laws.
One section of the substitute bill pro-
vides that an Improvement 70 an inyen-
ton that has been described for two
years in any journal shall not be pat
onted- AMI in reference TO this the re-
ports says: The purpose Of this section
is TO bar an application for patent
upon an improvement after that inn
provement has been described for
more than two years in prior patent or
printed publication Under the existing
statute. two years public use OF an i'm
Drovement in this country is bar to an
application for patent thereon. This
provision Of existing law has proved
Statutory in operation; the principle un-
DERIVING this provision Of existing law
requires that two years OF description
OF an improvement in patent or
printed publication shall also be made
tn'har an application for patent there
on, for the reason that larger degree
Of publicity i generally given TO an
improvement by two years Of descrip-
tion in patent or printed publication
chan by an ordinary two years public
use, which use Is almost always local
and unknown outside the particular To-
cality in which it circulates.-
Another section provides for taxing
patents, and in regard TO 1t the report
says: This proposed amendment is
founded upon the idea that IL. at the
end Of five years after the grant OF >
patent. IL is Of such little value to the
owner that he does not care TO pay tax
of $40 thereon. the patent shall expire;
and that II. at the end Of ten years, the
patent is Of such little value as not to
warrant tax OF S25 ii shall then ex-
pire. The purpose IS 70 weed out unde-
seloped and useless patents. to the end
that they shall not block the way Of
subsequent inventions
Recommendations Of the International
American Congress.
WASHINGTON. June 3.-The President
sent 70 the Senate yesterday letter in
viting the attention Of the senate and
House TO the following recommendations
Of the International American Confer
ence: uniform system 81 customs reg
ulations for the classification and yalu-
alton Of imported merchandise; a uni
form nomenclature for the description
Of articles Of merchandise imported and
exported: and the establishment AZ
Washington of an international bureau
Of information.
The Congress also. at its final scs-
sion, decided to establish in the city OF
Washington. as nsting memorial OF
its meeting. Latin-American library.
20 be formed by contributions from the
several nations OF historical. geo.
graphical and literary works. maps,
manuscripts and official documents 70
iating TO the history and civilization 81
America. and expressed desire that
the Government OF the United States
should provide suitable building FOL
The shelter Of such library. to lie
soiemnly dedicated upon the 4U0th an
niversary Of the discovery Of America.
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