LIST OF TRADE-MARK LAWS OF FOREIGN N

The trade-mark laws of the following countries hav in the Official Gazette:

TRADE-MARK TREATIES WITH FOREIGN NA

The following is a list of the Governments with v for the reciprocal registration and protection of been entered into by the United States, with the da tive conventions. For the full text, reference is m Gazette. The laws of Switzerland and the Neth framed as to afford reciprocal privileges to the ci of any Government which affords similar privilege those countries, the mere exchange of diplomatic no of the fact, accomplishes all the purposes of a form

OF TRADE-MARKS 20. 1905, TO TAKE E ACT APPROVED 906.

ith Great Britain is davanter fia pon the subjects and citizens of as if he ghout the domi

ATENT OFFICE,
C.. August 1, 1906.

accordance with the 905, and May 4, 1906, ed for gratuitous dis

eys are advised that rance of the forms on

K I. ALLEN, missioner of Patents.

e transacted in writing. ion of the Office will be > attention will be paid to derstanding in relation to

ired to conduct their busirtesy. Papers presented in eturned; but all such papers ɔner, and only be returned by

to "The Commissioner of Paty order, check, or draft should be

every case, be written in relation to or application. Complaints against -marks, assignments for record, fees, ts must be sent to the Office in separate

g applications should refer to the name nber of the application, and the date of

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RULES GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION OF TRADE-MARKS UNDER THE ACT APPROVED FEBRUARY 20, 1905, TO TAKE EFFECT APRIL 1, 1905, AND UNDER THE ACT APPROVED MAY 4, 1906, TO TAKE EFFECT JULY 1, 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
Washington, D. C., August 1, 1906.

The following rules, designed to be in strict accordance with the provisions of the acts approved February 20, 1905, and May 4, 1906, for the registration of trade-marks, are published for gratuitous distribution.

Applicants for registration and their attorneys are advised that their business will be facilitated by the observance of the forms on pages 35 to 42.

FREDERICK I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patents.

CORRESPONDENCE.

1. All business with the Office should be transacted in writing. Unless by the consent of all parties, the action of the Office will be based exclusively on the written record. No attention will be paid to any alleged oral promise, stipulation, or understanding in relation to which there is disagreement or doubt.

2. Applicants and attorneys will be required to conduct their business with the Office with decorum and courtesy. Papers presented in violation of this requirement will be returned; but all such papers will first be submitted to the Commissioner, and only be returned by his direct order.

3. All letters should be addressed to "The Commissioner of Patents;" and all remittances by money order, check, or draft should be to his order.

4. A separate letter should, in every case, be written in relation to each distinct subject of inquiry or application. Complaints against the examiner in charge of trade-marks, assignments for record, fees, and orders for copies or abstracts must be sent to the Office in separate letters.

5. Letters relating to pending applications should refer to the name of the applicant, the serial number of the application, and the date of

filing. Letters relating to registered trade-marks should refer to the name of the registrant, the number and date of the certificate, and the merchandise to which the trade-mark is applied.

6. The personal attendance of applicants at the Patent Office is unnecessary. Their business can be transacted by correspondence. 7. When an attorney shall have filed his power of attorney duly executed, the correspondence will be held with him.

8. A double correspondence with an applicant and his attorney, or with two attorneys, can not, generally, be allowed.

9. The Office can not undertake to respond to inquiries propounded with a view to ascertain whether certain trade-marks have been registered, or, if so, to whom, or for what goods; nor can it give advice as to the nature and extent of the protection afforded by the law, or act as its expounder, except as questions may arise upon applications regularly filed.

10. Express, freight, postage, and all other charges on matter sent to the Patent Office must be prepaid in full; otherwise it will not be received.

ATTORNEYS.

11. An applicant or an assignee of the entire interest may prosecute his own case, but he is advised, unless familiar with such matters, to employ a competent attorney. The Office can not aid in the selection of any attorney.

A register of attorneys is kept in this Office, on which will be entered the names of all persons entitled to represent applicants before the Patent Office. The names of persons in the following classes will, upon their written request, be entered on this register:

(a) Any attorney at law who is in good standing in any court of record in the United States or any of the States or Territories thereof and who shall furnish a certificate of the clerk of such United States, State, or Territorial court, duly authenticated under the seal of the court, that he is an attorney in good standing.

(b) Any person who has been regularly recognized as an attorney or agent to represent claimants before the Department of the Interior, or any bureau thereof, and is in good standing, provided that such person shall furnish a statement of the date of his admission to practice as such attorney or agent, and shall further show, if required by the Commissioner, that he is possessed of the necessary qualifications to render applicants valuable service, and is otherwise competent to advise and assist them in the presentation and prosecution of their applications before the Patent Office.

(c) Any person, not an attorney at law, who shall file a certificate from a judge of a United States, State, or Territorial court, duly authenticated under the seal of the court, that such person is of good