New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-27
HUNS ASPIRATIONS
GET ANOTHER BLOW
Government Clamps Down Lid on
Imports Of Dyes, Chemicals, Etc.
PROTECTING U. s. INDUSTRY
Move Viii Prevent Germany From
Unloading Great Surplus Stock on
This Country and Undcrselling
American Dealers .--- Prosecution
Threatened.


Threatened.
Washington. March 27.-German
hopes of reconquering American mar
kets received another blow today.
Users of dyes. chemicals, fertilizers
and other products originated by
German science were notified by the
alien property custodian that irnpor-
tations from Germany hereafter would
be subject to prosecution as infrir &C.
mcnt of patents licensed under tho
trading with the enemy act for use
by American nanUfacturcra.
Can't bump Supplies Here.
Possibility Of n dumping of great
surplus stock which Germany was
reported 20 have accumulated with
tho intention oc underScling and per-
haps sitting the Infant American in
GuStrns in the same lines thus has
BEEN blocked ofTcctuaily before ship
mcnts c2uG hcgin. Government Of
ttcia!s rcc:2"G tn, decision of far
rc%ch'nG u1nJ"tancc to business in
this country.
The locic;on vas announced II s.
l2ttar e~onl Alien P"orerty Custodian
GorVan to Bucvo;l S. NutIo@, chief of
the bureau Of foreign ana domestic
commerce which said:
All German Patents Seized.
al, OF the German .lyc and chem =
i2al patents (and in this classification
thHre are included allied subjects,
such rs metallursy. Fertilizers, fiXa-
ton or nitrogen. hyd"ngenation of
oils. otc.} have been seized by the
alien property custodian and sold to
the chemical foundation. The chem =
ioal foundation will use the patents
TO prevent interference with the
American industries to which they re-
late hy Germans after the war, by
issuing non-eXclusiVc licenses 10
American manufacturers and Will also
institute suits for infrirgements based
upon the importation Of goods Of
. German manufa ctures
Prosecution L. Threatened.
v9''tt seems to me that it would be
desirable to advise the trade in the
United States that bn1DoFsatfoin Of
. German chemical products may re-
suit in infringement Of patents owned
by the chemical foundation and there
by lay the importer open to prosecu-
tion.''
The chemical foundation mentione ed
by Mr Garvan is an association OF
manufacturers, incorporated in Della
ware with q. ca nital sock of $780,
600, the voting stock heing held by
"a voting trust composed of the mem
bers of the advisory sales commit
tee of the alien property custodian's
office Several hundred patents reg
istered in this country by Germans
the most important covering the man
ufacture of drugs and dyes, fol
which this country has been virtually
dependent on Germany, have beer
licensed for use by Americans anC
new names substituted for the for
eigu designations, to make the indus
tries more thoroughly American. The
law provides q fixed compensation
to the originator of the patent.
Copyrights May Bc Included.
While the alien property custodian
opinion did not touch on copyrights
which also come under his jurisdic
ton, it was said informally that tn,
same principle would apply. Severa
German owned operas and various
scientific works have been licensed
for production and publication in tn
United States.