This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910. Excerpt: ... ARGUMENTS ON H. R. 3681 AND H. R. 3682 TO REVISE THE STATUTES RELATING TO PATENTS. Committee On Patents, House Of Representatives, Wednesday, January 26, 1910. The committee met at 10.45 o'clock a. m., Hon. Frank D. Currier (chairman) presiding. The Chairman. Gentlemen, at the last hearing of the committee it was decided to take up generally the subjects of a working provision, compulsory license, and retaliatory legislation, the purpose, I take it, being to start a general investigation of the entire subject and get such light as we can, and get adequate relief, if we can do that, against some of the existing conditions. Since the committee met, at the request of Mr. Moore I introduced four or five bills affecting the patent laws and the administration of the office to some extent. Mr. Moore, how long will it take you to explain the bills that you have had introduced? In fact, I might say, gentlemen, that with every bill Mr. Moore sent a letter giving the reasons why, in his opinion, the bills ought to be passed. Commissioner Moore. You mean the bills recently introduced? The Chairman. Yes; that came from the Secretary of the Interior. Commissioner Moore. I understood from my note that there was nothing to come up this morning excepting those retaliatory measures. The Chairman. Very well. Then suppose, gentlemen, we leave the bills recently introduced until the next meeting, and if we find we need you we can call special meetings. We will take up this morning the general subject of retaliatory measures. Has any arrangement been made among the patent lawyers who are present as to who shall speak first? STATEMENT OF S. T. FISHEE, ESQ., CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAWS AND RULES OF THE PATENT LAW ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON, D. C. The Chairman. Two bills hav...
