PATENTS.
. Letters Patent confers upon the patentee a monopoly in an invention for fourteen years, and provided that the invention is new, that is, that it has never before been known in New Zealand, the patent will stand against any opposition, whether in the Patent Office, or afterwards in the Supreme Court.
But it should be borne in mind that a patent, to successfully combat opposition, must be new, and its specification must be drawn skilfully, and be without blemish. If thai document is ambiguous, or claims more than it ought to claim, the patent will not be worth anything, and may ' lead the patentee into great expense. But if it describes a novel invention in a proper • manner, it will stand * the test anywhere, ;Therefore, if you have a valuable invention, consult the best firm in Canterbury whose business it is to obtain patents. That firm is Henry fiughes, 183, Hereford Street, Christchurch. Mi 1 Newton, of Mr Henry Hughes's office, files more complete applications than all other firms combined, and can always be consulted at the firm's offices, where all business is pre-
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8315, 13 May 1905, Page 4
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