The morning times., 1897-01-20
A PATENT LAW BILL PASSED
The House Was Favorable to the
Request Of the Inventors.
Resolutions Adopted al the Annual
Meeting Of the American AS
sociatiou of Inventors.

AT the annual meeting of the American
Association of Inventors and Manufacturers
at the room of the board of trade, on q
street last night, the legislative { ON nittee
reported that they had succeeded, after
cooperating with the American Bar As
ISOLATION, in having passed through the
House of Representatives bill containing
certain desired changes in the patent laws
of the United States.
The following were the officers elected
for the ensuing year: President, F. II.
Richards, Hartford; first vice president,
j. c. Anderson, Chicago; second vice presi
dent, L. W. serrcll, New York; third vice
resident, Philip T Dodge New York;
fourth vice president, NJ. c. Stone, Wash
ineton: secretary, and treasurer, George c.
Maynard, Washington; executive council,
Lewis Miller, Akron, O.: James T. Dubois,
Washington; George II Schultz, Milwaukee;
Col. A. A. Pope, Boston; c. E. Billings,
Hartford Gov A. S. Bushnell, Springfield,
O.; Judge r. S. Taylor, FIT. Wayne, and
NJ. c. stone, Washington, d. c.
The association is in a flourishing CON
dition, financially and otherwise During
the past year many new members have
been admitted.
The retiring president, DR. r j. Gatling,
the inventor of the Gatling gun, read
most interesting paper on the Advantage
10 be derived from the work Of inven-
tons" Many others spoke, and a general
| discussion on patents and the patent laws
was indulged in by all the members
The following resolutions Were unani-
| mously passed after short debate:
Whereas, the United States did, on the
18th day OF June, 1897, adhere to the con-
| renton for the protection Of industrial
property, concluded at Paris March go,
1888.
And, whereas the Association of In
| ventors and Manufacturers hereby appre-
ciate, approve the objects and aims OF the
| international convention for the protection
| CT industrial property inventions, trade
| marks, and commercial namesl."
1.-The convention grants to citizens of the
| United States the right 20 publish, use,
work, or exploit their inventions in any
! OF the nations adhering to the convention
! during period of seven months after the
/ date of their applications for patent in this
| country, and their trade marks four months
| The convention also provides that the
| citizens o ofany nation,a member of the union
| whose local law extends equal privileges
! to the citizens Of all other nations, mem
bers of the union, shall have the right
| through the state department of their own
| governments, to register their trade marks
| in the International Bureau, established
| under said convention and after such
| registration, to be protected in all of the
| countries, members of the union, as fully
as If they had registered in each of the
/ individual nations, members of the union.
And, whereas, Congress has passed ne
| legislation to carry out the terms and
| spirit of this convention;
Therefore, it is resolved, that ii is the
earnest desire OF the association that the
| executive and legislative branches of the
| government of the United States take such
steps as may be necessary, to carry out
the terms and obligations of the conven-
ton, and to secure to the citizens OF
| the United States one of the advantages
| which may uetherefrom.'