202 Patent and Trade-Mark Review Vol. I. October, 1902-September, 1903. PUBLISHED BY New York City. Review Copyrighted 1902, by RICHARDS & Co. All rights reserved. Cuba. Registration of American patents and trade marks in.. Ministerial decree May 31, 1902.. Great Britain. Filing under International Convention. Honduras. Patents, law and practice in.... Spain. Law and practice. Law May 10, 1902. Amendment trade mark law. Law May 10, 1902. Ve ezuela. Patents, laws of March 19, 1900 and January 5, 1901. Western Australia. Patents, law of December 5, 1900. Zanzibar. Patents, law and practice. Order No. 1 of 1901... 222-223 Publisher's Announcement. THE PATENT AND TRADE MARK REVIEW hopes to greet its readers each month hereafter, giving them prompt notification of new laws and of changes in the law and practice in patents and trade marks. The publishers of the REVIEW make this announcement with a distinct reservation. 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