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would have applied thereto if this Proclamation had not been
issued. Provided always-

(1) That any fees for renewals of patents granted prior to
the commencement of this Proclamation, which became
due between the 11th day of July, 1899, and such
commencement may be paid within six months of the
commencement of this Proclamation, and such pay-
ments shall be deemed and taken to be made within
the period prescribed by law.

(2) That all applications for patents pending at the com-
mencement of this Proclamation shall, save as herein-
after mentioned, be treated for the purposes of this
Proclamation as if the same had been filed with the
Commissioner on the day of the commencement of
this Proclamation.

(3) That any question of priority between any two or more
applicants whose applications were pending at the
commencement of this Proclamation shall be deter-
mined in accordance with the dates on which such
applications were originally filed.

(4) That in the event of a patent being granted on any
such application as aforesaid, the date of such patent
shall be the date on which such application was
originally filed. *Provided always that the term limited
for the duration of every patent granted on any such
application shall be fourteen years, together with such
period as is equivalent to the period between the date
when any such application was filed and the com-
mencement of this Proclamation.

(5) That the use or publication of any invention in respect.
of which an application for a patent was pending at
the commencement of this Proclamation, before the
acceptance of such application or the complete specifi-
cation in respect thereof, as the case may be, under
this Proclamation, shall be without prejudice to the
patent (if any) to be granted for the same: provided
that such use or publication took place on or subsequent
to the date on which such application was originally
filed.

(6) Applications for patents pending at the commencement
of this Proclamation shall not include any applications
which lapsed or became abandoned under the provisions
of Law No. 10 of 1898, prior to the 11th day of July,

1899.

+(7) The renewal fees payable in respect of any patents granted prior to the coming into operation of Law

The proviso to sub-sect. 4 of sect. 60 is inserted by virtue of the Patents (Amendment) Proclamation, Tr. 29 of 1902, sect. 4.

+ Sub-sect. 7 of sect. 60 is inserted by virtue of the Patents (Amendment) Proclamation 1902, Tr. 29 of 1902, sect. 4.

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Governor may make rules.

Acting Commis

sioner.

Definition.

Short title.

No. 10 of 1898 shall be the renewal fees prescribed by Law No. 6 of 1887.

*61. It shall be lawful for the Commissioner, with the consent of the Governor, from time to time to alter the forms in the Schedules to this Proclamation and to make rules or prescribe forms subject to the provisions of this Proclamation for regulating the business of the Patent Office, the publication of advertisements, the licensing, suspension, and qualification of patent agents, and all other matters or things by this Proclamation placed under the direction or control of the Commissioner.

62. It shall be lawful for the Governor, during the absence from his office of the Commissioner through illness, leave, or absence on duty, to appoint some fit and proper person to act for and on behalf of such Commissioner, and the person so acting shall have and exercise all the powers, duties, and privileges conferred by this Proclamation on the Commissioner.

63. In and for the purposes of this Proclamation, unless the context otherwise requires :

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"Governor" means the officer for the time being adminis-
tering the Government of the Transvaal.

"Court" means the High Court of the Transvaal, or the
Witwatersrand District Court, as the case may be.
"Attorney-General" includes the Legal Adviser to the
Transvaal Administration.

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"Foreign country means any country, colony, or state other than this Colony, and whether a British possession or not.

"Patentee" means the person for the time being entitled to the benefit of a patent.

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"Person means and includes corporation.

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'Legal representative" means the heirs or executors of any deceased person.

"Patent agent" means an agent for obtaining patents in this Colony.

64. This Proclamation may be cited as "The Patents Proclamation, 1902."

Such rules were made and published under Government Notice 179 of 1902 (Gazette, 9th May, 1902, p. 624). For rules as to registration of Patent Agents, see Govt. Notice 1280 of 1903 (Gazette, 6th Nov. 1903, p.1165).

applicants) by profession...

SCHEDULE "A.”

(fill in name and address of the applicant or hereby declare that....... ...in possession

....the true

of an invention entitled (here insert title of invention) that..
and first inventor thereof, and that the same is not in use by any other person or
persons to the best of.........knowledge and belief: And.......................humbly pray that
a patent be granted to............
....for the said invention.

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SCHEDULE "B."

(TITLE OF INVENTION.)

.(Name and address of applicant or applicants) do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:

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(Signature of the applicant or applicants or their Attornies or Patent Agents.)

SCHEDULE “C."

(TITLE OF INVENTION.)

(Name and address) by profession...

do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement...
..(Here insert full description of invention.)
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of............said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed............declare that
what............claim is—

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(Signature of the applicant or applicants or their Attornies or Patent Agents.)

SCHEDULE "D."

I........

hereby give notice of my intention to oppose the grant of a patent upon application No.............of..

...applied for by...

.(Name and address)

..upon the ground

(Signature of the objector.)

SCHEDULE "E."

EDWARD, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Emperor of
India, Defender of the Faith, to all to whom these presents shall come,
greeting:

WHEREAS, John Smith of....
..by profession.....
hath by his declaration represented unto us that he is in possession of an in-
vention for (insert title of invention) that he is the true and first inventor thereof
and that the same is not in use by any other person to the best of his knowledge
and belief. And whereas the said inventor hath humbly prayed that we would
be graciously pleased to grant unto him (hereinafter together with his heirs
executors and assigns or any of them referred to as the said patentee) our
Royal Letters Patent for the sole use and advantage of his said invention. And
whereas the said inventor hath by and in his complete specification particularly
described the nature of his invention. And whereas we being willing to en-
courage all inventions which may be for the public good are graciously pleased
to condescend to his request: Know ye therefore that we of our especial grace

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certain knowledge and mere motion do by these presents for us our heirs and
successors give and grant unto the said patentee our especial licence full power
sole privilege and authority that the said patentee by himself his agents or
licencees and no others may at all times hereafter during the term of years
herein mentioned make use exercise and sell the said invention within our
Colony of the Transvaal in such manner as to him or them may seem meet and
that the said patentee shall have and enjoy the whole profit and advantage from
time to time accruing by reason of the said invention during the term of
fourteen years from the date hereunder written of these presents: And to the
end that the said patentee may have and enjoy the sole use and exercise and the
full benefit of the said invention we do by these presents for us our heirs and
successors strictly command all our subjects whatsoever within our said Colony
that they do not at any time during the continuance of the said term of fourteen
years either directly or indirectly make use of or put in practice the said
invention or any part of the same nor make or cause to be made any addition
thereto or subtraction therefrom whereby to pretend themselves the inventors
thereof without the consent licence or agreement of the said patentee in writing
under his hand on pain of incurring such penalties as may be justly inflicted on
such offenders for their contempt of this our Royal Command and of being
answerable to the patentee according to law for his damages thereby occasioned:
Provided that these our Letters Patent are on this condition that if at any time
during the said term it shall appear that this our grant is contrary to law or
prejudicial or inconvenient to our subjects in general or that the said invention
is or has become liable to be revoked under the provisions of "The Patents
Proclamation 1902" on any of the grounds therein set forth or if the said
patentee shall not supply or cause to be supplied for our service all such articles
of the said invention as may be required by the officers or Commissioners
administering any department of our service in such manner at such times and
at and upon such reasonable prices and terms as shall be settled in manner for
the time being by law provided then and in any of the said cases these our
Letters Patent and all privileges and advantages whatever hereby granted shall
determine and become void notwithstanding anything herein before contained:
Provided also that nothing herein contained shall prevent the granting of
licences in such manner and for such considerations as they may by law be
granted: And lastly we do by these presents for us our heirs and successors
grant unto the said patentee that these our Letters Patent shall be construed in
the most beneficial sense for the advantage of the said patentee. In witness
whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent, and to be sealed as
of the...............day of...
........one thousand nine hundred and.........
Seal of Patent Office.

SCHEDULE "F."

Letters Patent No..........of..... ..for..........

It is hereby notified for general information that.....

..(Title of invention.)

.(Name and residence of inventor) has applied to me for leave to amend the specification of the above-mentioned invention by way of................................

.the particulars whereof are given hereunder.

I have decided that this application and all objections thereto shall be considered at my office on the............day of the month of....................... .19... at...... ..o'clock or as soon as possible thereafter; and I therefore call upon all persons who are interested in opposing the granting of this application to deposit at my office before the said date of hearing a statement in writing setting forth their objections as otherwise they will be debarred from bringing such objections forward.

Dated this............day of...

.19...

Commissioner of Patents.

The alteration which I desire to make in.....

herefor and sign the same.)

is as follows:

(The applicant shall here state clearly what he desires and his grounds

Letters Patent No..........of.

SCHEDULE "G.”

..for.....

.(Title of invention.) It is hereby notified for general information that I have made a petition to His Excellency the Governor requesting an extension of the term of the abovementioned Letters Patent and that this petition has been referred to the......... Court for consideration.

The hearing of this petition has been fixed for the.........day of.... 19......in the....

case can be heard.

noon at..................o'clock or as soon thereafter as the

All persons who are interested in opposing the granting of this request must deposit their objections in writing with the Registrar of the Court at least one month before the said date of hearing as otherwise they will be debarred from bringing such objections forward.

Dated this............day of....

19......

(Signature of applicant.)

SCHEDULE "H."

LIST OF FEES PAYABLE AT THE PATENT OFFICE ON AND IN CONNECTION WITH

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4. On appeal from Commissioner to Attorney-General. appellant

...

5. On notice of opposition to grant of patent. By opponent
6. On hearing by Commissioner. By applicant and by opponent
respectively

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7. On appeal from Commissioner to the High Court of the Transvaal. By appellant

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10. On notice of opposition to amendment by opponent

11. On hearing by Commissioner. By applicant and by opponent

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12. On application to amend specification during action or proceeding. By patentee

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13. Before the expiration of the third year from the date of the patent

and in respect of the fourth year...

14. Before the expiration of the fourth year from the date of the patent and in respect of the fifth year

15. Before the expiration of the fifth year from the date of the patent and in respect of the sixth year

...

16. Before the expiration of the sixth year from the date of the patent and in respect of the seventh year

...

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17. Before the expiration of the seventh year from the date of the
patent and in respect of the eighth year
18. Before the expiration of the eighth year from the date of the
patent and in respect of the ninth year...

19. Before the expiration of the ninth year from the date of the
patent and in respect of the tenth year

20. Before the expiration of the tenth year from the date of the patent and in respect of the eleventh year

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21. Before the expiration of the eleventh year from the date of the patent and in respect of the twelfth year

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22. Before the expiration of the 12th year from the date of the
patent and in respect of the thirteenth year

23. Before the expiration of the thirteenth year from the date of the
patent and in respect of the fourteenth year
NOTE.-Any or all of the above payments for renewals may be

made in one sum.

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