116 HEARINGS U.S. Congress, House. 1 BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON PATENTS SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMPULSORY LICENSING HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEVENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS THIRD SESSION ON H. R. 9259 H. R. 9815 H. R. 1666 72947 MARCH 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, AND 31, 1938 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1938 COMPULSORY LICENSING OF PATENTS MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1938 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON PATENTS, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met at 10:30 a. m., Hon. Thomas O'Malley (chairman) presiding. Mr. O'MALLEY. The subcommittee on patents for the purpose of holding hearings on H. R. 9259, H. R. 9815, and H. R. 1666, is now in session. For the purpose of the record, I introduce at this time the letter from our chairman, William I. Sirovich, designating the membership of the committee and directing that hearings be held upon these bills, and another letter directing that this same subcommittee hold a hearing on H. R. 1666. (The letters above referred to are as follows:) Hon. THOMAS O'MALLEY, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. FEBRUARY 3, 1938. MY DEAR CONRESSMANS With reference to the ill H. R. 9259, which was introduced in Congress on January 31, 1938, by Congressman McFarlane and referred to our Committee on Patents, I am appointing you as chairman of a subcommittee of seven, to conduct hearings on this bill and report your final conclusions to the full committee. The members I have appointed to serve with you are: Dunn, Sacks, Connery, Hartley, Stefan, and Johnson of Minnesota. With every good and kind wish, I am Very sincerely yours, WILLIAM I. SIROVICH, Chairman, Committee on Patents. FEBRUARY 21, 1938. Hon. THOMAS O'MALLEY, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. MY DEAR CONGRESSMAN: I have already named you chairman of a subcommittee of the Committee on Patents to consider H. R. 9259, to provide for compulsory licensing of patents. Please be advised I am also referring to your subcommittee H. R. 1666, to provide counsel for the defense and prosecution of rights of indigent patentees, and for other purposes. With every good and kind wish, I am Very sincerely yours, WILLIAM I. SIROVICH. It is obvious, gentlemen, that there may be some difficulty in getting a quorum, so the Chair will gladly entertain a motion that we can conduct these hearings whether or not a quorum may be present, during the balance of the hearings. |