The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-26

aminations for the entrance to and pro-
motions in the examining force Of the Of
fee Il was in this year GS6q) that pro-
vision was made by conventions between
the United States and Russia and France
for the deposit in the Patent Office OF
trade marks by citizens Of any Of those
fling Of the papers
Before the time Of Commissioner Fish
ct. beginning IN ls43, and annually there
after. the Patent Office REPORTS had been
published, which, until 1883 contained
merely an alphabetical index OF the names
Of the inventors. list OF expired p=tents
and the claims Of the patents granted
during the year IN 1888 and afterward
small engraved copies of portion Of the
drawings we're added TO the reports TO
explain the claims
NAMES or THE COMMISSIONERS
BY January 1. 1870. the examining force
cf the Office had increased from one ex-
aminer to three examiners in chief. TWEEN
ty-twO principal examiners. twenty assist
ant examiners. and twenty second assist
ant examiners
The following is a list Of the Commits
SlcneTS under the act OF lN6- Henry l.
Ellsworth. July {, 1896; Edmund Burke,
May !. 1913. Thomas Ewbank. May 9. 1919;
Silas n. Hodges. November \ 1852:
Charles Mason. May Is. 1888. Joseph Holt
September 10. 1851; William Bishop. May
.. 1863; Philip F. Thomas. February Is,
1860: D 2. HolIway. March p. 1861: J. c.
TheakeT. August IL 1865 Elisha FoOte
July %. 1868. and Samuel 5. Fisher. April
IS. 1859.
EISing and amending statutes relating to
patents. and also such portions of the ap-
preparation bills as applied to the Patent
Office. which had been enacted since the
law of 1886 This law provided for an
Assistant Commissioner and an examiner
. of interfeTeuceS- 1t gave the Commission
OF Of Patents authority, subject to the ap-
provai of the Secretary of the Interior.
to establish regulation for the conduct of
business in The Office. As early as 1893
the Office had printed for free distribution
circulars giving information concerning
the laws. but prior to the act Of 1870 the
rules, known as the Rules of Practice. did
not have he force of law The statute
also authorized the Commissioner to print
such laws. decisions. and rules as were
necessary for the information OF the pub
. lie. Under this provision the Office be
gan to issue q weekly publication the
forerunner Of the 'OticiaI Gazette which
was first published under that name on
January 3, 49,
This law provided for the abandon
ment of a case If the applicant had failed
to prosecute his application within two
years after any Office action therein. tn
less it was shown TO the satisfaction of
the Commissioner that the failure 20 pros
ecUte was Unavoida BILE. 4 model was not
tc be furnished unless called for by the
Commissioner
Provision was made for the protection
Of trademarks by allowing them to be
registered in the office BY the act Of
August I. 1874. the Commissioner was also
charged with the supervision OF the en-
try or registry OF labels
I'm December. 1873. the law of 1870 was
repealed and re-enacted in the Revised
Statutes Of the UnitG States.
"On December g. 1873, the roof and
model rooms Of the vest and north wings
were destroyed by fire, and much damage
was done to the contents of the building.
Cor a detailed description see Official
Gazette October q. lS15.J
BY IT, act of February Is. 1855. one OF
the Assistant Secretaries of the Interior
To be designated by the Secretary Of the
Interior was authorized to sign patents.
"A list of the Commissioners under the
law Of 1870 is appended: NJ D. Leggett,
January 10. ISL, John NJ. Thatcher, No
vember l. 1874 r H DUEL, october l.
1875, Ellis Spear. January 90, 1871 II Z
Paine November 1. 1873; e NJ Marble
May = 1850; Ben jamin ButteTwOfth, No
verr.ber J. 1883; NJ. Y. Montgomery. March
%. 1855; b. J. Hall April Y. 1881: &. Z.
Mitchell April !. 1859; William r sim
uonds. July / 1891. John :. Seymour
March b. 1893: Benjamin Butterworth,
April :. 1897; Charles H Duel, February