Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-27

caveat is one year, and IL may DO renewed at
the end of that time. Tho government fee is
$40 and the bureau charge is Sl5.
Ira dcmnrks.
A trademark is a fanciful or arbitrary de
vice or symbol USED to distinguish the goods
OF a particular manufacture. The owner of
every trademark Is entitled to register the
same, no matter how long 1t has been in uso.
Tho life OF tao certificate of registration is
thirty years aud may tie renewed for a like
period. The government fee, payable on
filing each application for registration OF
trademark, is S!5. The bureaus charge is
about so.
L1bc's.
Labels of all kinds, designed to be at
tachcd TO manufactured articles or to bottles,
boxes, etc, containing them, have heretofore
been received for registration in the patent
Office and n certificate issued accordingly.
Under "a very recent decision of the supreme
court of the United States it is held that
there is no authority In law for granting GER
~tlhcateS of registration of labels which
SIMPLY designate or describe the ar
ticles to which they are attached, and
which have no value separated thercfrom. A
label TO be entitled to registration must have
by itself some value as a composition, at least
as serving some purpose or other than rs a
nero designation or advertisement. Many
now holding certificates of registration of la
bells are totally without any protection what
ever. Many registered labels comprise sub
lect matter rcglstcrable rs trademarks.
Wherever this is so, or where bv n slight
change II can be made to come within the
purVicw of the laws governing trademarks,
registration should be sought under this
head. The government fee IN u label case is
81 and the bureau charge is S?5.
Copyright
can be had for books, maps. engravings,
photographs. paintings, pictures, etc. The
total cost thereof is about 81, including all
fees.
In~terferehCcs.
An interference is a judicial proceeding in
stituted under the direction of the commits
sioner of patents to enable him to de-
terlnlne the question of priority of
between rival claimants. The
bureau, recognizing the fact that eXtraor-
binary care and skill are requisite on the
part of an attorney in charge OF a case in in
reference. has at its command counsel pre-
pared to conduct u case in interference from
the very inception down to a final determine
ton of the merits of the cause. Testimony
will also be taken under our direction in any
part OF the United States. While no specific
sum can be set down as applicable to all in
reference cases alike. yet the charges will
always be as reasonable as possible.
heterogeneous.
The question whether or pot one patent in
frlnges another is the very soul of all patent
The questions involved are many,
Nv VI LuOSb lnUIlchle HdluIS. IL Is d.
ways a matter OF such great Importance that
no one should ever claim that another is in
frlnging on his rights, or. likewise, no atten-
ton should be paid to the claims of infringe
lnent by others until the questions involved
are carefully passed upon by a reliable at
For such services the charges are
fair and reasonable.
Foreign Patents.
In addition TO the bureaus facilities for |
to the interests of its inventor-pat-
rons before the United States patent Office
and courts, il Is also enabled to procure
patents for inventions in all countries
Of the world. In many of the foreign coun-
tries, notably Canada, England and Ger
patents for inventions previously
patented in this country are looked upon
with great favor, and inventors are there
very frequently more likely to realize profits
rom their inventions than they are even in
his country. The cost of foreign patents
varies with different cases. out as a general
'ule the expenses Of procuring patents, GOV
'rlng all charges. is about as follows:
Canada, $50; England, 800; Germany, 800;
France, $50; Spain, 500; Belgium, 500. Ad-
iltional regarding the cost, etc,
II any foreign country will be furnished by
etter on application. In all such requests
having read these instructions in
The BEE.
Important Warning.
1t seems remarkable that In this enllght-
med age it becomes the duty of every re-
liable and trust worthy attorney in patent
matters to advise his clients to beware of
he many sharks who set out with the APP
'arent intention of dcfrauding inventors
after the issue of their patents.
When a patent appears in the Patent Office
iazette patentees are beset with innumer-
BILE offers, solicitations. requests, etc, some
To wait to purchase their patents,
While others offer to take an interest therein
nder promise of procuring foreign patents.
The sole object of these people is to obtain
honey from inventors, and they never make
he slightest endeavor to carry out their
roundless or worthless promises.
Models.
AS hereinbefore mentioned, models are not
in the patent office except in intri-
ate or complicated cases. But. at the same
meW when an invention can be better ex-
lained by a model it is well to send the same
} US. a model should always be Of a size
OF larger than one square foot, and in send
lg the same by express the charges should
prepaid and the box addressed to
THE BEE BUREAU OF CLAIMS,
Bee Building, Omaha, Neb.
this paper.