The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-15
PROTECTION
INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY Y
EYaTy halIOn on Earth Repre-
SGntcd In International
Union Conference


first time since its establishment i'll
1883, the international Union for the
Protection OF Industrial property be-
gan its fourth conference hree today
10 consider many new Industrial prOb
iems, which have arisen either di
iectly or indirectly from patent ano
trade mark laws
The attention of the entire indus
uial world will be directly toward
this gathering, which may continue
SIX weeks Tnec difference is ex
Pcctcd to negotiate many treaties iii
liccting various Industrial problems Il
IS known now that there will be seg
en- propositions in the fern of pro
posed treaties submitted by sN
countries as soon as the congress Il
lcrganized. { The nature Of these prop
editions will be kept secret unit
made public by the delegates OF tnt
various countries Great Britain hai
GiYen notice OF two proposed treaties
while one each viii be submitted By
France, Germany, Netherlands, Swed
en and Switzerland 1t Is likely al
50 that the International Bureau al
! Rerne, which is maintained as a sor
lt bureau OF information by the ma
Items signatory to the Treaty o
eris and subsequent treaties, naS
advance several questions foH discus
SION.
The program today included the
presentation OF the credentials o
delegates and other routine matters
incident to organization All OF the
proceedings of the conference are
conducted in French and are secret
Speeches Of welcome will be deliY
cred tomorrow by Secretary Of stats
knox and Secretary Of tue interior
Fisher
Delegates Have plenary Powers
Delegates to the meeting have ful
plenary powers, including authority
t. draft and sign treaties and agree
lTents III the names OF the countries
! ithey represent In nearly every in
stance the chairman Of a delegation
is the highest diplomatic officer 0
l,is country now IN the UniteC
States.
While this meeting ID called th'
| fourth one of revision 1t is in real
! ity the sixth meeting. The Interna
tional Union was organized In Pari
in 1883 The second conferenc,
was III Rome in 1885, the third il
Madrid 1891 and the fourth in Brus
sells in 1897 and the fifth at the SAM
\ place in 1900. The delegates to tn
1897 congress were not empowerel
to sign the treaties enacted, ani
therefore the second Brussels con
| ference was necessary.
There are eighteen nations in ad
| q tion to the United States now ad
tCrent to the treaty Of Paris am
lsubsequent conventions. All Of then
early signifed their intention TO SEN
telegates. They are Belgium, Der
mark, Great Britain, Japan, Norway
| Netherlands, Switzerland, France
1unis, although uuded France. send
| a separate delegation, Portugal. Italy
Sweden Dominican Republic. Goi
many, Austria. Hungary, Mexico an
Spain
The following nations, which wer
/ non-adherents to any OF the preyi0u
| conventions, but who accepted the Il
| vilation to attend this conference
making ii the first one at which q
cry nation has been represented, AZ
1 The Dominion oi Canada, Chilli
Costa Rica, Greece, Hayti Panam;
Paraguay, Persia, Russia, Siam, Sa
vador. Uruguay, Columbia, Ecuad0
| Honduras, Liberia and Peru Thes
nations are expected 10 become
lpart Of the international Union q
tthe Washington congress. INT
| they do they have no right 70 vol
upon any of the propositions but ma
discuss them at will
American Is President
/ Commissioner OF Patents Edwaf
! Bruce Moore, as head Of the Amer
/ can delegation automatically becam
president OF the present conference
lrut according to custom he will aits
1.-The delivery Of his speech Of we
c0me place before the congress %
Iname Of one of The participants wh
| Will be voted on by the delegates Tn
lolher members Of the American del
I astion are Charles n Duell oi ny
fyork Frederick r Fish of Bosto'
! Melville Church OF Washington,
4 and Robert II Parkinson, OF Ga
leago
!. Many entertainments have bee
arranged FOR the delegates 70 the co
ference during the time the COME
eice Il IN session.