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Convention, the internal legislation of each state remains in force.

To avoid misconstruction, it is agreed that the use of public armorial bearings and decorations may be taken to be contrary to public order in the sense of last paragraph of Article VI.

5. Each country of the Union shall publish, if practicable, an official newspaper, in connection with the special government department mentioned in Article XII.

6. This paragraph relates to the working of the International Office at Berne, the expense of which is to be divided in a given proportion amongst the several states forming the Union.

7. The present Protocol, which shall be ratified along with the Convention, shall have the same force, validity, and duration as the Convention itself.

INDEX.

ACCOUNT OF PROFITS

in action for infringement, 291

ACCOUNTS

what, necessary in application for extension, 204
ACTIONS

for infringements, 279

may be brought in any division of High Court of Justice, 279
cannot be brought before publication of complete specification,

280

plaintiff cannot have both damages and account of profits in,

291

ADVERTISEMENT

required on application for amendment, 188

required on application for extension, 201, 395

of acceptance of complete specification, 115, 328, 364
of amendments, 190, 332

AFFIDAVITS,

how to be made, 363

AGENTS

may act for applicants, 96

but not sign applications, 361

for infringers liable for infringements, 271

AMENDMENT OF SPECIFICATION, 188, 326, 327, 331, 363

patentee may seek leave to amend by way of correction, dis-
claimer, or explanation, 188, 194, 331, 368

not allowed to make invention substantially larger or different
from invention claimed, 189, 331

cases under earlier Act, 193, 194

leave to amend conclusive as to right of party to make, 189
to be advertised, and may be opposed within one month from
date of first advertisement, 331, 369

application for leave to amend, to be left at Patent Office, 188
if leave to make refused by comptroller, applicant may appeal
to law officer, 189

comptroller to give notice of and hear and decide application
subject to appeal, 331

law officer to hear same if required, 331

to be deemed part of specification, 332

power to disclaim part of invention during action for infringe-
ment, 332

restriction of recovery of damages after, 332

AMENDMENT OF SPECIFICATION-continued.

form of application for, 384

general power to amend documents given to comptroller, 312
AMERICA, UNITED STATES,

patent laws of, 402

APPEAL

from comptroller to law officer, 170, 374

none from law officer on appeal to him from comptroller on
question of amendment of specification, 190

none from Board of Trade in cases of compulsory licences, 228
rules on appeals to law officers, 374

form of notice of, 394

APPLICATIONS,

patents for, 42

not favoured by law, 42

cases as to, 42-50.

See RIVAL APPLICATIONS

APPLICATION FOR PATENT,

who may make, 95-98

joint applications, 95, 325

on death of applicant patent may be granted to legal repre-
sentatives, 97, 329, 364

may be opposed, 169

any person may apply for patent, 325

form of, 326, 379

form of, on communication from abroad, 380

to contain declaration and be accompanied by provisional or
complete specification, 326

when comptroller requires amendment, applicant may appeal
from decision to law officer, 326

must be signed by applicant and contain statement of address,
361

order of recording, 364

ARGENTINE REPUBLIC,
patent laws of, 406
ASSIGNMENTS,

of letters patent, 224
registry of, 224, 227, 344
ought to be by deed, 224

proper covenants in, 224

no implied warranty of the patent on contract for, 225
purchaser should on, have search made as to novelty of patent,

225

assignee of part may bring separate action for infringement, 225
co-owner of patent may sue alone for recovery of profits, 225
survivor of two assignees may sue for an infringement com-
mitted during life of the other, 226

body corporate may take, and be registered as proprietor in cor-
porate name, 227

by executors good, though probate registered after assignment,
238

to Secretary of War for certain inventions, 340
assignee may disclaim, 196

cases on, 225-234

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES,

patent laws of, 443-446

AUSTRIA,

patent laws of, 407

BELGIUM,

patent laws of, 409

BOARD OF TRADE,

power to order Patentee to grant licences, 227

power to make rules for classification, &c., 313, 314, 318

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patents for novelty and utility, 35-94

applications, 42

inventor, true and first, 51-61

publication in printed books, 61-64

publication in specification under prior patent, 64-70

public user, 70-83

prior user by inventor, 83-89

experiments, 89-93

patentee, who may be, 95-98

the title, 99-104

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when given by judge to entitle plaintiff to full costs in future
actions, 298

of payment or renewal, 367

form of application for, 388
form of, 388

CEYLON,

patent laws of, 451

CHANNEL ISLANDS,

not now included in patent, 181

CHEMICAL PROCESSES,

when patentable, 25, 260

and products, cases as to infringement of patents for, 260-273

CHILI,

patent laws of, 411

CLAIMS,

complete specification must contain, 113, 156

must not be wide and speculative, 149

suggestions as to preparing, 145, 156

intended to ascertain extent of what is claimed as new, 158
cases as to, 156-161

CLASSIFICATION OF PATENTABLE INVENTIONS, 18

new contrivances applied to new objects or purposes, 18

a new contrivance employed to effect old object, 18

a combination of known parts, 20

new methods of applying an old thing, 21

chemical processes usually but not always in combination with
mechanical contrivances, 25

cases on, 18-25

CLERICAL ERRORS

amendment of, in letters patent, 185, 197

in specifications, &c., 116, 197, 312

COLOMBIA,

patent laws of, 412

COLONIAL ARRANGEMENTS, 309, 349

COLONIES (BRITISH),

patent laws of, 443

COLOURABLE ALTERATION

of patented invention actionable, 242

COMBINATIONS. See INFRINGEMENT,

of known parts are patentable, 20, 21, 250

how to be treated in specifications, 139

cases as to infringement of patents for, 250-260

if patent is solely for, nothing can be infringed but the use
the entire combination, 250

to protect subordinate parts and minor, it is necessary to claim
them, 256

minor, must be new, useful, and patentable per se, 257

the taking of subordinate part or parts of, may be an infringe.
ment of patent, 258-259

COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. See SPECIFICATION

COMMUNICATION FROM ABROAD,

patent for invention which is, may be granted to alien friend, 96
or to British subject, 96

applicant for must be resident, 317

rule as to, 365

form of application for, 380

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