New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-15
CrIrCTJONS FROM THE MAIL
>.r OFFICE ADMINISTRATIONS.

..-.,...,,,p THINKS 1T a HARDSHIP THAT
Az .',,.,,,,rroxs OF PATENTS SHOULD HAVE
TO DE PUBLISHED.
ro ,,o Editor of The Tribune
10 -. rho recent correspondence in The Tribune
- tho subject of patents has awakened ma
~ lido feeling Of anger that system having 50
~ - ralue II it could be rightly applied. ana
"'' oninently belonging to the service Of the
.,,c class should be such a miscarriage OF
..,.. a. the patent practice Is to-day.
' .. COMPLAIN or attempt to reform 1t seems
i1,e tbankless task. Those who have peen
ecl,ed upon the reefs and gone down nave niue
,,,Arest in the future while the newcomer WIN
-, exncrence WIKI the Patent ONCE mas no hno"'-
1o nj the breakers before him. As existing To-
dov the Whole patent system is fraud an inpo
iion and a base trick and deception worse than
,ass 70 the inventor: for the present practice
comnels him to cudgel his brains for an EXPOSE
,io, Of his invention. and often i'll garpieo OF III
c,roplete description so that the puohcauon OF 'he
,a,ori is only the advertisement of new leau 10
a new treasure AMI invitation TO all the waiting
bounds of thief, and robbery to pounce upon the
~. design in its imperfect. incomplete technical
,.,, roh The inventor of his hard-earnei work ana
take it out Of his hands in garbled distortion ana
scramble to organize company 10 disguise steal
and counterfeit the original
T. is a shame-a National. yes WORLDWIDE dis
grace that the man who has starved in "A garnet
half his life. under the ban Of crank should be
rohed AT the last end of every benefit OF his life
labor IRE inventor who makes others rlch Is ire
o,ant but whoever makes anything for himself Is
x,re From his close application under the great
. 6o,rlvators he is UMPIRE pared TO run the race
or 6rht the battle when turned out 10 hungry
horde of lawyers and thevirG stand-bys.
The application for patent is at present oniE an
advertisement of A bounty to the villain who VIII
conceive OF some trick or forgery by which through
the s.ichtes, variation Jungle question can be
introduced for basing application for a similar
raient or for lawsuit No inventor mas com
ia;cd the whole train OF his legitimate study Wnen
fe applies for his first patent In hopes OF pvln;
abe To- obtain the wherewthal 10 Keep BODY ana
soiu together \ whole train of contingent IDEAS
remains To be worked out but his irst pupnshed
description opens the door of his secrets TO
rayenous unprincipled horde. and. like those gone
before he and his invention become the putt oil
.yerv possible disaster ana villany
Why should the inventor after going through re
lection after rejection at the hands OF .hose ttIt
feet half-coverng claim. as all ne can e. o'
compelled to publish his secrets to the world ;,
The forced publication Of an inventors secret Is
a fraud and an IMPOSITION. IL Is TnOtsm VIA, !,
tte Of his invention and a statement 10 Mnao !
pertains be published. while the management ane
5iyu,s.ng Of his secret should he left 10 hlmseI
There should be patent COMMISSION Hldut up vi
experienced expert engineers TO receive ana exam
inc into the merits of the inventions ana TO decld'
q 10 the inventors honest discovery ana riSht !,
his calm of originality When MS clalm Is az
mittel the specifications and descriptions SnnuId Us
the life Of the patent. the inventor given cerun
cafa and allowed to work II out or divulge H. az
ne, suits his purpose. \ record OF Inventions may
he furnished TO applicants, and they may thu
SSsirei ~ S 5. BOYCE
Buckley. H.. Feb TO- 1894.