Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-31
Scientific Information Protect
ed by International Copy
right Of Great Benefit to the
United States,
SALvARSAN AMONG ~
PRODUCTS TO BE MADE
Formulas for Manufacture of
Dye Stuffs Also Of Import
ance to This County; Patent
Owners to Be Paid.

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washington, Oct. 30.--The vast
store OF German scientific infofr,a.
tion in this country was opened taday
to American manufacturers In regi.
lations issued By the federal trade
commission under which the enemy.
owned patents and copyrights will bs
licensed for manufacture by 'citzeps
OF the United States. ~ @%
When the regulations had been
made pubic, the commission met q
group of medical men to considsp H.
censing the manufacture Of certain
drugs, principally salvarsan. used 10
vlruient blood diseases, and non.toxio
substitutes for local anaesthetics .oe
which the supply In this country isac
run low since the war interruntcd
commerce. tA4. ', 4, iia' ,A. a.
Approximately, 2o,oos patented, and
copyrighted articles were satd io 'bs
affected blythe cemmission's order,
These include dyestuff formulas offsf-
tai Importance to American indnstriSs
and mechanical devices Of wide uss.
though the humanitarian effect og this
order attracts the widest attention,
German thought for many year, has
been in the forefront, Of medical re-
search, evolving remedies for diseAse
and for alienation or pain, allStof
which,. patented In the United States.
now will become available IN this
country. ,es@5s.. ~ Is 81 sEs "a
Exploitation % he barred. &. Y
Discussion covered duestions,v os
manufacture Of control. OF the prod
uct, distribution ana price. tt, was
said to be likely that any ,licansc. Is
sued for the manufacture OF salvarsan
would carry provision that a certain
per cent of the output be, turned over
to the public health service. h,
Whether prices OF drugs, manufac-
tured under license. will be deter,
mined by the commission was not an
nounced, but II was intimated = that
the commission would safeguard the
public against exploitation. The trad
ing with the enemy act, by authority
of which the patents and copyrights
will be taken over, confers on the
president, who has delegated tho,
trade commissions to carry on the law.
power to fix conditions of licensing,
which might be construed as authoriz.
ing limitations Of prices II the public
welfare demands II. Prices Of drugs
have undergone tremendous increases
since 1914, many remedies having In
creased as much as 1000 per cehtN
Law Is Fofuwcd III
The regulations issued today follow
the law closely In safeguarding the
interests of patent owners who must
be- reimbursed for the use of their In
ventions and provides that licensee
will be issued only where the interest
or the public demands 1t, 70 supply n,
demand not now being met. The "
consee must give evidence Of ability
to manufacture the article, ~
When the commission will issue tho
first licenses for manufacture OF, artf-
cles patented by. alien enemies or'their
allies probably will depend on ths
time required for American producers
to meet the license requirements.
Physicians at today's conferences, ,xnfs
said to have pointed out that an eAriy
supply of important. drugs would Be
a contribution 70 the national trade. X