Basic Patent and Trade-Mark Laws of the Principal Belligerent Powers together with War Legislation, Ordinances, and Edicts affecting Patents, Trade-Marks, and Designs The documents contained herein are compiled from the following publications: LAWRENCE LANGNER, Esq. " WILLIAM WALLACE WHITE, Esq. of New York City (The collection is not to be regarded as complete; certain laws, edicts, and Convention of Paris, March 20, 1883, as revised December 14, 1900, Law of April 15, 1902, relative to ratifying International Unions___ Law of April 11, 1908, for temporary protection of industrial property Basic Patent Law, Constitution and Revised Statutes, with amend- 382 (c) Trading-with-the-Enemy Act of October 6, 1917. 420 433 (d) Executive Order, October 12, 1917, under Trading-with-the- 454 (e) Rules and Forms of Federal Trade Commission under 462 (f) Ruling of Federal Trade Commission on Trade Names, 473 (g) Executive Order, April 11, 1918__ 474 (h) Act of July 1, 1918, for additional protection to owners of patents---- 475 CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL UNIONS. INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY. CONVENTION OF THE UNION OF PARIS, MARCH 20, 1883, FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY. [Revised at Brussels Dec. 14, 1900, and at Washington June 2, 1911.] His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia, in the name of the German Empire; His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, etc., and King Apostolic of Hungary, for Austria and for Hungary; His Majesty the King of the Belgians; the President of the United States of Brazil; the President of the Republic of Cuba; His Majesty the King of Denmark; the President of the Dominican Republic; His Majesty the King of Spain; the President of the United States of America; the President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Territories Beyond the Seas, Emperor of India; His Majesty the King of Italy; His Majesty the Emperor of Japan; the President of the United States of Mexico; His Majesty the King of Norway; Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands; the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Portugal; His Majesty the King of Servia; His Majesty the King of Sweden; the Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation; the Government of Tunis: Having judged it expedient to make certain modifications and additions to the International Convention of March 20, 1883, concerning the creation of an International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property, revised at Brussels December 14, 1900, have named for their plenipotentiaries: (Here follow the names of such plenipotentiaries.) Who, after having been given their full respective powers, made in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE 1. The contracting countries constitute a State of Union for the Protection of Industrial Property. ART. 2. The subjects or citizens of each of the contracting countries shall enjoy in all the other countries of the Union, with regard to patents of invention, models of utility, industrial designs or 3 |