HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON PATENTS SEVENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS THIRD SESSION ON H. R. 8441 A BILL TO AFFORD GREATER PROTECTION TO THE PURCHASER OF PATENT RIGHTS H. R. 8442 (and substitute H. R. 9616) A BILL TO PROHIBIT PROOF OF ACTS DONE BY AN INVENTOR IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES H. R. 8444 A BILL TO PERMIT THE ASSIGNEE OF AN APPLICATION FOR LETTERS PATENT TO MAKE CERTAIN SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATIONS H. R. 9384 A BILL TO SIMPLIFY THE PRACTICE IN CASES WHERE A PATENT IS OR MAY BE IN PART VALID AND IN PART INVALID H. R. 9386 A BILL TO IMPROVE THE PRACTICE CONCERNING APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS MADE BY PLURAL APPLICANTS AND PATENTS ISSUED THEREON, TO PROVIDE FOR APPLICATIONS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES BY ASSIGNEES OF INVENTORS, AND TO SIMPLIFY THE FORMAL APPLICATION PAPERS H. R. 9388 A BILL TO PROTECT INVENTORS WHOSE FIRST APPLICATION FOR PATENT WAS FILED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY FROM UNDUE LIMITATIONS OF THEIR RIGHTS TO OBTAIN UNITED STATES PATENTS 233431 MAY 9 AND 16, 1940 Printed for the use of the Committee on Patents UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1940 American Bar Association (represented by Jennings Bailey, Jr., and American Patent Law Association (represented by James M. Graves) – Bailey, Jennings, Jr., chairman, committee on legislation, section of patent, trade-mark, and copyright law, American Bar Association, National Press Building, Washington, D. C., statements-- Fenning, Karl, patent attorney, National Press Building, Washington, Graves, James M., representing American Patent Law Association, National Press Building, Washington, D. C., statement_ Haynes, Delos G., chairman, American Bar Association, section of patent, trade-mark, and copyright law, 818 Olive Street, St. Louis, Jackson, Jsoeph Gray, chairman, legislative and judicial committee, Philadelphia Patent Law Association, 112 South Sixteenth Street, Philadelphia, Pa., statements-- Philadelphia Patent Law Association (represented by Joseph Gray Semmes, Harry H., member, legislative committee, American Bar Association, Investment Building, Washington, D. C., statements__ Walton, Edward R., Jr., member, patent committee, Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Munsey Building, Washington, D. C., American Bar Association (represented by Jennings Bailey, Jr.). American Patent Law Association (represented by Gordon W. Austin, John Hogg, member, legislative and judicial committee, Bailey, Jennings, Jr., chairman, committee on legislation, section of patent, trade-mark, and copyright law, American Bar Association, National Press Building, Washington, D. C., statements.. Neave, Alexander C., representing New York Patent Law Associa- New York Patent Law Association (represented by Alexander C. Philadelphia Patent Law Association (represented by John Hogg APPENDIX Page Statements, letters, and other memoranda relating to hearings of both American Chemical Society, Walter C. Schmidt, chairman, 1016 West American Patent Law Association, W. B. Kerkam, president, 898 Evans, Merlin M., care of Victor J. Evans & Co., 724-732 Nonth Gardner, John E., attorney at law, 105 West Adams Street, Chicago, Michigan Patent Law Association, report of meeting, submitted by National Advisory Council, report to House Committee on Patents, Oberlin, John F., care of Oberlin Limbach & Day, Leader Building, Vencill, A. I., executive patent attorney, Westinghouse Air Brake Statements, letters, and other memoranda relating to hearings of May 9, Bakelar, A. B., patent attorney, San Francisco, Calif., The Shimadzu Boston Patent Law Association, Nathan Heard, president, Boston, Clark, Lester B., attorney, Gulf Building, Houston, Tex., letter. Klivitzky, B. Max, examiner, United States Patent Office, article, Los Angeles Patent Law Association, J. Calvin Brown, president, New York Patent Law Association, Alexander C. Neave, chairman, Patent Lawyers Club of Washington, D. C., F. Gerald Toye, presi- Letter re H. R. 8441. Letter and report re H. R. 8442 Letter re H. R. 8444_ Letter re H. R. 9616_ Rochester Patent Group, B. E. Shlesinger, chairman, care of Gleason Schmidt, Walter A., care of Western Precipitation Corporation, 1016 71 Soans, C. A., care of Soans, Pond & Anderson, 2157 Field Building, 71 Walton, Edward R., Jr., care of Williamson & Walton, Munsey Build- 71 Watson, Robert C., care of Watson, Cole, Grindle & Watson, 815 Fif- 72 APPENDIX-Continued Statements, letters, and other memoranda relating to hearings of May 9, Wenderoth, E. F., attorney, Washington Loan & Trust Building, Wheeler, S. L., care of Wheeler, Wheeler & Wheeler, 606 West Wis- Williams, Henry D., care of Williams, Rich & Morse, 225 Broadway, Statements, letters, and other memoranda relating to hearings of May 16, Boston Patent Law Association, Nathan Heard, president, Boston, Carlson, Earl C., c/o Parker, Carlson, Pitzner & Hubbard, One North Fenning, Karl, patent lawyer, National Press Building, Washington, Los Angeles Patent Law Association, J. Calvin Brown, president, National Advisory Council to the Committee on Patents, House of Ould, R. S., National Press Building, Washington, D. C., statement__ 80 Letter re H. R. 9384. Letter re H. R. 9388. Patent Lawyers Club of Washington, D. C., F. Gerald Toye, president, Letter re National Advisory Council recommendations.. Letter re H. R. 9386_ Letter re H. R. 9388_. Rochester Patent Group, B. E. Shelsinger, chairman, c/o Gleason Wenderoth, E. F., Washington Loan & Trust Building, Washington, Williams, Henry D., c/o Williams, Rich & Morse, 225 Broadway, |