The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30
CITY sWINDLBRS AND THEIR
BURAL PREY.
wAsnNoroS, April IS, 1897.
tFaoH A. OCCASIONAL cosrnrpUroH.i

live in the city by rohbing the people
in the country. With the approval Of
the editor i propose to explain some
Of these robbing schemes and, perhaps
help some readers 70 make money by
saving II.
The head ola notorious patent concern
in Washington has been heard TO remark |
that a sucker" is born every minute
and that he looks upon the inventor as
his particular prey. There are on an
average about AS patents granted each
week and the name and address OF every
patentee is Published in the Patent
Office Gazette. This gives the patent
sharks In Washington, New York, Paila-
delphis, Chicago, Cincinnati aud in
other cities and western towns access
to the ear Of the inventor. They send
him circulars 20 cunningly prepared
that he thinks they have been written
expressly for him aud thew confirm his
opinion that he has q fortune In lpatent.
Their proposition lie 10 sell the patent
on commission, usual 10 per cent, but
the inventor must advance from " to
80 Tor advertising. II the inventor is
green and guilible he will send them
money, which he would better burn,
but II he IL sensible, he will burn their
circulars. These people never cell
patents, never even try TO sell them
and wether they strike" you for ~ or
so, the bulk Of money will 90 into their
pockets. Some OF them may pretend
to try to sell the patent in order that II
you bring suit against them they do
feat you by showing an advertisement,
nut do not be deceived by their p etense
that they wish TO work Tor a commission.
To unmask their game, offer them in
stead Of the money In advance, that you
will double, triple, quadruple their COM
mission, or even give them NINETY mine
dollars In hundred and how quickly
they will leave you alone. This will
prove TO you conolusiyely that these
people have no intention, means, .of pros
pect Of selling your patent, but are after
the fee In advance only do not be-
lieye there are any honest patent sale
agents, no matter what they publish,
cain and swear The men who go into
that business must go into 1t to deceive
andito get money on false pretense.
Patents are not sold by agents, or in
that way. The large majority Of inven-
tons that are sold are disposed Of to
neighbors, friends. partners or hackers
OF the inventor before patent lie granted
or while application for patent is pend
ing. Then after the grant OF patent the
inventor and his assignees sell by terri
tory or form companies to manufacture
or sell on royalty. But the large ma
jority Of patents granted never brinl
anything to the inventor or owner
hut are like the large half OF al
human ventures -failures.
Another scheme Is to urge the Amer
can patentee TO get European patents
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