Evening star., 1925-03-20

Aeronautics from the Independent
c sta blishments, and the establishmen Mt
in the department of a bureau of
transportation.
The Patent Ofice had it's origin in a
reconm endation to Congress of Presi-
dent Washington in 1870. II was or
gsniZed in the Department Of State
where it continued until II was trans
ferrkd to the Department OF the In
terror in 1S4s. when that department
was first established, where ii has re-
msined since.
The total number OF applications
for patents. trademarks. etc. has
increased year BY year until they
now exceed 100000 per annum. Those
issued now annually exceed 55.ao0
The printed copies of patents and
trade marks SOLD annually amount
to more than t2.5o0.B60. The bureau
is nearly self-supportinr. as the in
come from fees, etc. amounted last
year to s5.o42, 27s.22 and the expendi-
ture to s3,gT3, sAl37 More than 1.9e0
persons are employed by the bureau.
Hoover Explains Move.
In commenting on the transfer sester-
day. Secretary Hoover said:
In incorporating the Patent Office
in the Department of Commerce | in
! tend that we should undertake a Wig.
orous campaign for the removal of
the present injustices toward Aner-
tcan patentees and American menu
facturers which exist by virtue of tn q
character of the patent laws in niany
other countries.
AT the present time an American
patentee is required in many foreign
countries to continuously manufac-
ture in that country under his patent
or lose his patent rights. We make
no such requirement in the United
states. The consequence is that our
inventors and manufacturers, in or
der to protect their inventions. have
been driven to the esta blishment of
large number of factories abroad.
whereas foreign patentees have been
able TO use their patents in the
United States to actually prevent
manufacture here.
A list of many large manufac-
turers established by American ca pi-
tai abroad in order to protect their
patents could be enumerated, where
IS there has no been no establish
msnt of manufacture in this coun-
try for this reason. In fact, a for
eign patentee, by registering his pat
ent in the United States. can hold it
for II years and prevent manufac-
ture of the article in the United
states.
This is but one Of the discrimina-
tions now in progress. There is to be
an international convention for the
protection of industrial property at
The Hague on October 8, 1925, 1T
which the American Government is TO
be represented and where proposals
will be made for the equitable apd
equal treatment Of patentees in all
countries II this convention shall
fail to secure primary justice for
American patentees. we shall ask for
complete revision Of ths patent
laws OF the United States which will
bring this about
Moreover, other burdens put upon
American patenteeS in foreign coun-
tries discourage the American in
ventor from registering his patents
and securing the rights which should
naturally come to him from his in
vention. while We give every facility
in the United States.
we snail propose nothing but
equality in these questions. and we
intend to follow up the matter with
utmost vigor.
-Four years ago the Patent Office
was Is. months behind in it's work
that is, it was Is months after the
receipt of an application before that
application could be considered. Under
support given by Congress- and the
fine administration Of Secretary Work
and Commissioner Robinson, this
period has been reduced to months
1t is my hope that further support
end continued vigorous administ
ton of the bureau will bring the bu-
rkau up to date in its work within
thu nhxt wear or two