CONFERENCE SUCCESSFUL

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1934, Page 5

CONFERENCE SUCCESSFUL

PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS.

By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, June 1.

The London Conference of the International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property which commenced on May 1 under the presidency of Sir Frederick Leith-Ross will terminate to-mor-row when the revised texts, the general convention and three supplementary arrangements will be signed. Although sortie important proposals, notably those relating to false indications of origin have failed to secure unanimity essential to the amendment of the convention, substantial progress has been achieved in other directions. For instance the conference has agreed to abolish the reservation of rights of third parties which has so seriously prejudiced the priority rights of inventors to place further restrictions upon the revocation of patents and to recognise the principle of independence of the protection of trade marks registered in another country, after proper registration in the country origin. It has also been accepted that the inventor shall be entitled to have his name mentioned in patent, that the period of priority given by convention shall not be deducted from the term of patent and that claims to multiple priories in patent applications should be allowed.