PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE-MARKS, TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1917 Session I, H-10

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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE-MARKS, TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR.

Presented, to both Houses of the, General Assembly pursuant to Section 113 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1911.

In accordance with the provisions of the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1911, I beg to submit my report on the proceedings thereunder during the past year. The falling-off in the work of the Office caused by the war seems to have about ceased, and while the number of patents applied for last year is slightly lower than in the preceding year, 1,261 as against 1,299, the applications for trade-marks 666 (565) and designs 113 (89) are higher, the total applications for the year being 2,040, as compared with 1,953 in 1915. The revenue from all sources amounted to £7,107 lis. 3d. (£384 2s. Bd. less than in 1915), the expenditure to £2,835 ss. Id. (£395 10s. lid. less than in 1915), leaving a surplus of £4,272 6s. 2d., as compared with £4,260 17s. lid. in the preceding year. Whether our patent laws are working satisfactorily or not, however, can only be ascertained by a close investigation of their effect on manufacture, and tho number of applications, amount received in fees, &c, is not necessarily a guide in the matter. The practice of giving wide publicity to the benefits of the Act and freely supplying information, while serving the useful purpose of facilitating applications for patents which may be of value to the public and profitable to the inventor, unfortunately also leads to the patenting of a number of ideas which turn out to be futile and involve their promoters in loss. Even with a new and practicable invention, success is by no means assured. " When the invention has been perfected," to quote the author- of a well-known work on the English Patent Practice, " the hardest part of all comes—•namely, to cause it to be adopted and worked to the advantage of the inventor. The words of Sir Hugh Piatt, in 1589, are as true now as they were when he wrote them : ' I have always found it in mine own experience an easier matter to devise many and profitable inventions than to dispose of one of them to the good of the author.' " More caution should no doubt be exercised by inventors before going to the expense of working out and patenting inventions here or abroad. The amount of revenue is also to a great extent a question of the adjustment of fees, and conveys little idea of the state of invention. In common with other countries, New Zealand derives a considerable surplus from the working of its Patent Office,* but until all possible steps are taken to promote successful invention it may be questioned whether the amount thus obtained is not at the expense of the country's manufactures and industries. Proceedings under the War Provisions. No applications have yet been made for the grant of licenses under enemy patents, in pursuance of the Act of 1914 on the subject. One application was made and granted during the year for the suspension of the registration of an enemy trade-mark in favour of the applicants. Advantage has been freely taken of the provision enabling further time to be obtained for doing any act the performance of which has been delayed owing to circumstances arising from the war. In accordance with the regulations on tho subject of withholding the publication of inventions, arrangements are being made for those relating to arms and munitions of war, or other matters it may be desirable not to disclose, being looked into with the view to the prescribed action being taken with regard to them. This is intended more as a precautionary measure than in anticipation of any number of inventions being conceived of such, importance as to render secrecy desirable. In this respect, as in others, tho absence of an intimate acquaintance with the recent developments on the subject places New-Zealanders at a disadvantage in bringing their pronounced inventive ability to bear on it. Throughout this report the figures in parentheses relate to the previous year-— i.e., 1915.

* Amounting since 1890 to £80,297 15s. sd.

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Extent op Duties. While the duties of the Patent Office, which, is attached to the Justice Department, are for the most part well defined by law it is not clear how far it is responsible for the carrying-out of certain provisions of the Act. In the case of the wrongful marking of goods, for instance, the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1908, embodying the Imperial Merchandise Act, defines and provides penalties for such offences, but no special provision is made for inspection and the detection of them, nor does the duty appear to be placed on any one of seeing that the necessary action is taken in the matter. Steps are taken under another Act to ensure the proper marking of food and drugs, but no adequate control appears to be at present exercised over the descriptions applied to other goods. It seems to be desirable to ensure as far as possible, among other things, that any misdescription of the manufacturer of the goods or the place where such goods have been made or manufactured should bo detected and subjected to the penalty prescribed. Provision for Examination, etc. The Act prescribes that the Office shall examine specifications in order to (1) ascertain that the invention is fairly described, (2) see that the invention described in the complete specification is substantially the same as that disclosed in the provisional specification ; and also provides for the Office making such further investigation as it may see fit for the purpose of ascertaining whether the invention is new and otherwise a proper subject for letters patent. No special provision has yet been made for this work, for which an examining staff is employed in other countries, and the searching, &c, that can be done is regulated by the ability of the Office to carry it out. Library. At a time when accommodation generally is restricted and the need of economy so urgent it is perhaps somewhat inopportune to refer to the necessity for more space. The relation, however, that the Office should bear to the application of science to industry, which is receiving such general attention throughout the Empire at the present time, affords a strong reason for urging the necessity for increased room, not so much for staff purposes, but for the accommodation of the library, so as to enable the public to have the freest possible access to it. Knowledge of what has already been done is the basis of profitable invention, and unless the fullest opportunity is afforded inventors of becoming acquainted with the prior inventions on the subjects with which they are concerned our patent laws do not do much more than encourage them to waste their time and money in working over old ground. Printed specifications and other publications are supplied free to this country on the understanding that they are available for public inspection, and both in the premises formerly occupied and those now in use accommodation was provided for them. The growth of the Office has, however, necessitated the utilization of the room used as a library for ordinary staff purposes, and the books are now kept round the walls of the office, in the basement, or anywhere else room can be found for them. It is satisfactory to know that there is a likelihood of something being shortly done in the direction of providing this much-needed accommodation. Patents. Applications, Specifications, and Revenue. The number of applications received during 1916 was 1,261, being 62 less than in 1915, and the lowest number received in any year since 1901. Provisional specifications were left with 784 (873) applications, and complete with 479 (426), while 220 (254) complete specifications were lodged in respect of applications with which provisional specifications had been previously filed, making a total of 1,483 applications, as compared with 1,553 in 1915, and 1,773 —the greatest number received in any one year—in 1913. The total number ol: applications received up to the 31st December last was 38,319, and the number of patents then in force 4,471. The amount received in patent fees was £5,841 18s., £439 ss. sd. less than in the previous year. Sealing fees totalled £1,164, as compared with £1,322 in 1915. Renewal fees produced £3,138, £128 less than in the previous year. Renewal payments during the last few years were as follows : —

Under Act of 1908. Under Act of 1911. £5 (before £10 (before End of Fourth Year). End of Seventh Year). £3 (before End of Third Year). Total Year. Amount. Number Number Number Number payable. paid. payable. paid. Number payable. Number paid. 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 679 735 844 805 390 258 265 293 274 136 231 234 239 258 265 106 100 113 120 124 396 771 34 232 406 £ 2,350 2,325 2,697 3,266 3,138 I

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Fees for the restoration of 7 lapsed patents amounted to £171, as compared with £98 for 3 such patents in 1915. The number of subsequent proprietors by assignment, &c, registered was only 67, and the fees £33 10s., a considerable falling-off from previous years. Thirty-four applications were received from women inventors, 9 more ihai. in 1915. There were 8 patents of addition sealed during the year, and 11 complete specifications were lodged in respect of cognate provisionals. Steps taken to acquaint the Public with Patents in Force. With tho view to enabling the public to readily ascertain the patents, &c, in force for inventions which they cannot therefore make and use without authority, and those which have cither never been patented or on which the protection has expired, and which are consequently open to free public use, a list of all the patents in force to the end of 1915 and applications then pending has been published, and is kept for inspection at most post-offices and sold at a low price. It was hoped to be able to revise and republish this at frequent intervals, but owing to the amount of work involved and cost of production this cannot be done at present. The additions and omissions necessary to keep the list up to date appear, however, in the Patent Office, Journal, which is published fortnightly, and not much trouble ought to be experienced in ascertaining whether a patent is in force or not. Notices have been displayed at a large number of railway-stations and post-offices calling attention to inventions being open, to use which are not covered by patents, &c, with the view to removing any misapprehension as to whether they are available or not. A charge is now made by the Railway Department for showing these notices, and will appear in future statements of expenditure. The Post and Telegraph Department still courteously exhibits notices, &c, without payment. Examination of Specifications. 'The result of the limited investigation of the novelty of inventions in respect of which, as has already been pointed out, no special provision has yet been made was as follows : — Number of applications received from Ist June, 1915, to 31st May, 1916 (inclusive) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,228 Applications in respect of which amendment under section 5, or compliance with other formalities, required before acceptance .. .. .. 301 Applications in respect of which amendment on account of want of novelty required before acceptance .. .. .. .. .. 45 Not accepted .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. 20 Countries from which Applications received. Last year 882 applications were received from residents in New Zealand, 45 less than in the previous year ; and 418 from applicants outside New Zealand, 45 more than in 1915. The proportion per 10,000 of the populations of the following countries applying in such countries during the last years for which the figures are available is as follows : —

It will be seen that in New Zealand the number is still very high—unduly so when our limited technical instruction and restricted manufactures are considered. Trend or Subject-matter of Inventions. There is nothing of any special interest to record in this subject. The greatest number of applications were in respect of milking-machines, and it is satisfactory to note the continued efforts of our inventors towards the progress of an industry they have taken no small part in building up. The number of applications on this subject in the past twenty-six years, and the number made respectively by New-Zealanders and those living outside the country, is shown by the followingtable :—

In fibre-dressing, another special industry, there is a falling-off in applications, though the industry appears to have been fairly successful, with prices well maintained. As will be seen from the following figures, the number of applications have fluctuated considerably: 1861-70, 19; 1871-80, 21 ; 1881-90, 98 ; 1891-1900, 45 ; 1901-10, 261 ; 1911-16, 78.

Year. Applications. Population. Applications per 10,000. Year. Great Britain United States Australia New Zealand 1914 1913 1916 1916 17,172 52,794 2,172 882 46,064,738 95,410,503 4,904,044 1,102,800 3-7 5-7 4-4 8-0

1891-95. 1896-1900. 1901-5. 1906-10. 1911-15. 1916. Total. applications in New Zealand from 5 residents in New Zealand .pplications in New Zealand from 13 outside New Zealand 2 3 7 19 117 49 217 43 20 1 368 128

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Applications in the other classes of invention in which this country is especially concerned show little variation in recent years. Taking the figures for the last three years, in cultivating there were 32 applications in 1916, 25 in 1915, and 48 in 1914 ; in dairying (not including milking), 21, 22, and 30 ; in trapping animals, 15, 12, and -10 ; in fencing, 23, 19, and 26 ; in harvesting, 9, 9, and 6 ; in railways, &c, 34, 32, and 77 ; in seed-dressing, 5, 6, and 10. The number of applications for bootmaking is well maintained, chiefly by reason of those received from one company, which now holds 237 patents in New Zealand (5-3 per cent, of total number in force), and has 19 applications pending. An increase is also shown in the number of applications relating to arms and munitions of war, but this country is not sufficiently to the fore in manufactures of that description to be likely to evolve anything of special value in that at present all-important subject. International Convention. Seventy-one applications were lodged in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention —17 per cent, of the foreign applications—as compared with 75, or 20 per cent., in tic previous year. From Australia only 19 were received—about half the number from that country under the Convention in 19.15 ; and from Great Britain 36, 12 more than in 1915. Registration of Designs. This little-sought form of protection was availed of to a slightly greater extent last year than formerly, the applications numbering 113 —24 more than in 1915, and the greatest number received in any one year. The revenue derived was £27. This amount is only about half the sum received in the previous year. The falling-off is due to the fact that while renewal of the registration was effected in 27 cases in 1915, chiefly of designs of one company, it was done in only 2 cases last year. Trade-marks. From 687 in 1914 the applications fell to 565 in 1915, but last year showed a recovery to 666. The number of trade-mark applications in New Zealand and various other countries over a period of years is shown in the following table : —

Applications during Past Five Years.

The revenue under this head is £1,191 45., an increase of £90 os. 3d. on that for the previous year. Countries from which Applications were received. Residents of New Zealand lodged 220 applications, 17 more than in 1915, and persons in other countries 451, 80 more than the number for 1915. There is an increase in the applications from Great Britain, 204 (158); Australia, 93 (84); and United States, 123 (102). Goods for which Trade-marks registered. The largest number of applications received in any one class is 132 (in substances used for food or as ingredients in food), as compared with 118 in 1915 and 116 in 1914. An increase also occurs in Class 1 (chemical substances used in manufactures), 25 (7); in Class 45 (tobacco), 20 (17) ;in Class 48 (perfumery), 40 (27); and in 30 other classes, while a decrease is shown in 11 classes. General. Notices of opposition were lodged in only 7 cases during the year. No appeal was given notice of or heard in 1916. Patent Agents. The number of Patent Agents on the Register is 23, one name being erased for non-payment of the annual practising fee. Staff. Wliile this Office has not had its staff depleted to the same extent as some others, it has, besides being deprived of the efficient assistance for the time being of its members who have gone to the war and of another member who retired to go into private practice and is now on active service, lost through transfer its senior clerk, whose long and faithful service in the Office has been marked by zeal and ability. Three cadets (two relieving) have been attached to the staff, which has endeavoured to overcome whatever disruption there has been in the work by the changes and to carry it on in an efficient manner.

Total for Five Years. Population. Applications per 10,000. Great Britain Australia United States New Zealand 42,236 8,551 36,075 3,503 46,064,738 4,904,044 95,410,503 1,102,800 9-1 17-4 3-8 31-7

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Conclusion. The Appendix hereto contains the following tables and lists, viz.: — Page. A. Balance-sheet of Income and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st December, 1916. . 5 B. Table showing Revenue and Expenditure for each of the last Eight Years .. 5 C. Particulars of Fees received from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1916 .. 6 D. Staff of Officers, and Salaries . . . . . . .. .. .. 6 E. Total Number of Applications for Patents, and Registration of Designs and Trademarks, recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1916 inclusive .. .. 7 F. Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, &c.. .. .. 7 G. Number of Applications for Patents in New Zealand from Persons residing there and in other Countries in each of the Years 1914, 1915 and 1916 .. .. 7 H. Table showing Number of Applications for the different Classes of Inventions for each of the Years 1914, 1915, and 1916 .. .. .. .. .. 8 I. Applications pending at the End of Year 1916.. .. .. .. ..8 J. Patents in Force at End of Year 1916 .. .. .. .. ..9 K. Table showing Total Number of Applications, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the different Patents Acts .. . . 9 L. Designs : Table showing Number of Applications in each of the Sixteen Classes under the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1911, from Ist January to 31st December, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 M. Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Countries in each, of the. Years 1914, 1915, and 1916 .. 9 N. Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1914, 1915, and 1916.. .. .. .. .. ..10 Note. —The lists of Inventions and Applicants for Letters Patent, Designs, and Trade-marks for the past year have been printed in the Index to Vol. V of the Patent Office Journal. Patent Office, Wellington, 21st May, 1917. J. C. Lewis, Registrar.

APPENDIX. A.—Balance-sheet of Income and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st December, 1916. Income. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Patent fees .. .. .... 5,841 18 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,899 0 0 Design fees .. .. .. .. 27 0 0 Olorioal assistance .. .. .. 70 3 0 Trade-mark fees .. .. 1,191 4 0 Pees to looal Patent Officers .. .. 3 15 0 Sale of Acts, Gazettes, Journals, Name Binding printed specifications presented to Index, &o. .. .. .. .. 47 9 3 Office by other countries .. .. 3 15 0 Printing Patent Office Journal .. .. 591 13 0 Other printing and binding ... .. 49 9 6 Stationery .. .. .. .. 16 18 8 Stamps .. .. .. .. 118 11 8 Payments refunded .. .. .. 50 17 6 Furniture, stores, &c. .. .. 3 18 0 Typewriter and repairs .. .. .. 24 11 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 2 12 9 Balance .. .. .. .. 4,272 6 2 £7,107 11 3 £7,107 11 3

B.—Table showing Revenue and Expenditure for each of the Last Eight Years.

Year. Receipts. Expenditure. Surplus. Year, £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. .909 .. 6,014 12 2 2,822 15 4 3,191 16 10 I 1913 L910 .. 6,314 9 11 2,669 9 fl 3,645 0 6 1914 L911 .. 6,535 6 0 2,440 18 7 4,094 7 5 ; 1915 .912 .. 6,756 7 11 2,989 3 0 3,767 4 11 1916 Receipts. £ s. d. .. 7,113 7 0 .. 7,572 0 0 .. 7,491 13 11 .. 7,107 11 3 Receipts. Expenditure. Surplus. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,972 0 3 4,141 6 9 8,536 15 3 4,035 4 9 3,230 16 0 4,260 17 11 2,835 5 1 4,272 6 2

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C. —Particulars of Fees received from 1st January to 31st December, 1916.

D.—Staff of Officers, and Salaries. £ s. d. Registrar* ... ... ... ... ■•• •■• ••• 550 0 0 Deputy Registrar! ... ... ... ... • •■ • •• 360 0 0 Clerk (for eleven months) ... ... ... ••• ■ •• 211 0 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... ••• ... - 220 0 0 Clerk ... ... ... ... ... ••■ --• 180 0 0 Clerk (for five months) ... .. ... ... ... ••• 40 0 0 Cadet ... ... ... ■■■ ••• ••■ •■■ 65 0 0 Librarian (for three months.) ... ... ... ... 55 0 0 Librarian (for eight months) ... ... •■• ■■• 11000 Typist ... ... ... ■■• ••• ■•• •■■■ 108 0 0 £1,899 0 0 * Also Registrar of Copyright, nil. t Also Deputy Registrar of Copyright, nil. —

No. No. Fees, each. Amount received. Patents. Applications for patents with provisional specifications Applications for patents with complete specifications Complete specifications left after provisional specifications Applications for extension of time for filing complete specifications Applications for extension of time for acceptance of complete specifications . . 784 47S 22C 5!. 78 47 22 5 784 479 220 55 4 9 0 5 1 £ s. d, £ s. d. 0 It) 0 392 0 0 1 0 0 479 0 0 I 0 0 220 0 0 0 10 0 27 10 0 10s., £1, and 10 10 0 ci in. £ s. d. 0 It) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 10s., £1, and £1 10.., 10s. £1, and £1 10s. 0 10 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 0 ■_> 0 0 Applications for extension of time for payment of fees £1 103. 10s. £1, and 66 0 0 +-i 10., On giving notice of opposition On hearing objections On request for sealing letters patent Renewal fees paid before end of third year Renewal fees paid before end of fourth year Renewal fees paid before end of seventh year Applications for restoration of lapsed patents On restoration of lapsed patents On request to enter name of subsequent proprietor on register Certificates re assignments Request to correct clerical errors Certificates of Registrar Certifying copies of specifications and drawings .. Patent agents' renewal fees Altering address Extension to pay issue fee Searches Miscellaneous Copies of specifications and drawings 1 1 582 406 136 124 7 67 I,. •2 a 6S 24 3 58 40 13 12 6 1 (i 2 I 1 582 406 136 124 7 1 1 2 6 6 4 7 7 5 2 3 8 4 3 £1 10s. 0 10 0 0 10 0 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1,164 0 0 8 0 0 1,218 0 0 5 0 0 680 0 0 It) 0 0 1,240 0 0 ■_> 0 0 14 0 0 157 0 0 0 10 0 33 10 0 0 5 0 3 15 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 17 0 0 1 I 0 25 4 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 1 10 0 20 II 0 2 10 0 65 8 0 67 15 2 3 68 24 3 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 1 I 0 0 5 0 5,841 18 0 Designs. On application for registration of designs Extension of period of oopyright under section 52 (2) Searches Assignment of design .. 5s. &2s. (id. 23 12 6 2 0 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 27 0 0 Tbaob-mabks. Applications for registration On giving notice of opposition On extension of time for filing opposition On extension of time for filing declaration On registration On association On renewal of registration On extension of time for payment of renewal fee .. On assignment On certificates re assignments Amendment On cancellation .. .. .. .. . • ... Request to alter address .. .. .. .. . . Extra space in Journal Copies of trade-mark certificates On application for leave to add to or alter a trade-mark .. Request to enter change of name Certificate re change of name . . .. .. .. On application for avoidance or suspension of trade-mark application Certificate of Registrar On restoration On request to strike out goods from a registered trade-mark On extension of time to leave declaration in support of opposition . . (Jn restoration of lapsed applications Searches 66 50 7 22 2 667 6 0 10 0 1 0 0 333 10 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 0 15 0 506 0 0 3 19 0 223 0 0 3 0 0 47 12 0 7 0 0 6 15 0 15 0 0 15 0 14 14 0 1 9 0 2 0 0 6 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 1 It) 0 9 0 0 4 17 0 506 79 223 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 '28 .050 5 3 5 0 5 0 5s. and Is. 1 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 £1,191 4 0

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E.—Total Number of Applications for Patents, and Registration of Designs and Trademarks, recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1916 (inclusive).

F.—Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, etc.

G. —Number of Applications for Patents in New Zealand from Persons residing there and in other Countries in each of the Years 1914, 1915, and 1916.

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Year. Patents. Designs. Trade-marks. Total. 1890 1900 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 616 1,009 1,831 1,740 1,737 1,775 1,574 1,299 1,261 5 15 46 21 44 65 55 89 113 I I 160 348 818 861 779 787 687 565 666 781 1,372 2,695 2,622 2,500 2,627 2,316 1,953 2,040

>H Number of Applications with which Complete Specifications lodged. Number of Applications with which Provisional Specifications lodged. Nui Applic which Specific sequen imber of ications for :i Complete cations subntly lodged. Numbe: ications i lap: rel c of Applitbandoncd, sed, or lused. Num Patent Total , . Number iber of . s scaled. . ,. „ Applications. 19.1.0 1911 1912 191.3 1914 1915 1916 91C 911 9iS 9i: : 914 91f 911 N.Z. Foreign. 0 250 443 1 245 434 2 258 507 8 217 467 4 177 426 5 140 286 6 178 297 N.Z. Foreign. 990 148 935 126 877 95 965 126 868 103 787 86 699 87 N.Z. 254 258 275 249 228 322 Foreign. 75 59 35 58 45 46 N.Z. 925 849 817 910 782 Foreign. 125 86 78 94 96 N.Z. 306 323 334 272 273 Foreign. 475 482 508 499 423 1,831 1,740 1,737 1,775 1,574 1,299 1,261 * * r 1'hese figun is are nece: isarily inci impletc, as the tim for procee. ing furi ;her with the applic: .tions hai not yet expirei 1.

! , 1914. 1915. 1916. 1914. 1915. 1916. I New Zealand Argentina .. ... Belgium Brazil Canada China Cuba Denmark Egypt France Germany Great Britain Holland Italy 1,045 I 3 927 882 * New South Wales NorwayQueensland Russia South Australia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tasmania Transvaal United States Victoria Western Australia Zululand 72 13 1 15 1 8 60 2 9 63 2 8 i I 12 9 1 1 6 ii 13 1 2 2 5 2 I 4 13 150 7 I 3 6 1 1 98 110 2 2 3 3 106 111 7 1 8 2 60 100 8 96 90 8 Note. —A few applicatii cants giving two addresses ; i ons were ] the figure: received fi i will thoi rom joint i reforo total ipplicants resident in different more than the actual number 6 countrie of applica is, also fn itions reoi im applilived.

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H. —Table showing Number of Applications for Patents for the Different Classes of Inventions for each of the Years 1914, 1915, and 1916.

I.—Applications pending at End of Year 1916. Total, 1,324.

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Class. 1914. 1916. 1916. ! I Class. 1914. 1915. 1916. Advertising and displaying, signs, &c. Aeronautics Amusements, music, exercisers, games, &c. Attaching and securing (inoluding bolts, ties, &c.) 21 8 36 5 8 32 4 7 35 Illuminating (except gas-manufac-ture) Indicating, calculating, and measuring (including moisture-testers) 16 23 12 37 20 20 17 21 11 Kitchen utensils and cookingappliances (including ovens) 42 35 33 Boilers (steam) Boots and shoes Bottles, bottling, and glass-working Boxes, cans, and casks Brewing, distilling, &c. Brooms and brushes (including mops) Building construction (brick and cement, com positions and moulding) , (windows and doors) 10 37 22 29 2 10 11 26 9 33 2 8 4 34 16 29 Lifting, hauling, and loading Locks, latches, and hinges Marine and submarine (inoluding lake and river engineering) Marking (tickets, labels, &c.) Medicines and surgical appliances (including ear-instruments, dental work, &c.) Metal-working (inoluding welding, stamping, and plating) Milking-machines * Minerals (inoluding filtration, lixiviation, screens, &o.) Ditto (magnetic separators) „ (stampers and pulverizers) .. 20 .18 22 25 13 43 16 15 19 8 15 11 12 36 14 23 31 21 28 22 17 28 12 8 20 31 9 15 Chemicals Cleaning, polishing, &c. Closets and urinals Coin-freed mechanism Cooling and freezing Cultivating and tilling Cutting and sawing, and tools 5 13 12 5 3 48 47 3 10 21 2 8 25 32 6 15 14 11 4 3a 36 02 29 55 11 51 14 3 1 2 *6 Oils and lubricators 10 20 5 Paints and painting (inoluding kauri-gum) i Pipes, tubes, and hose Preserving Presses Printing and photography Pumps and sprayers (except rotary pumps) 9 11 11 Dairying* Drains and sewers Dredging and excavating (inoluding rock-drills) Drying .. :i() 5 7 22 3 9 21 2 4 10 9 1 9 12 8 3 4 11 7 7 6 1 I 10 16 8 6 23 Electricity and magnetism Engines (air, gas, and oil) (steam), including rotary pumps (miscellaneous and engineaooessories) inoluding ourrent motors, solar motors, tide motors, wavo motors, windmills, miscellaneous motors Explosives, firearms, and targets .. Exterminating (including trapping animals) 17 31 19 31 21 26 9 26 22 22 9 26 Railways and tramways Roads and ways (including roadwatering) Seed-dressing, chaff-cutting, and threshing Seed-sowers Sewing and knitting Sheep and cattle (inoluding veterinary appliances) Sheep shearing and clipping Shop and hotel fittings Stationery and paper 77 4 10 32 1 6 34 7 5 5 ' 6 27 12 9 23 6 8 18 9 10 25 12 35 15 8 17 27 2 9 23 3 11 32 Fencing „ (strainers) Fibre-dressing (including ropemaking) Filters Fire alarms, escapes, ladders, and extinguishers Pood Furnaces and kilns (including smokeconsumers) Furniture and upholstery, desks, blinds, curtains, &c. 18 8 58 14 5 25 19 4 15 Telephony and telegraphy (including phonographs) Tobacco 82 26 24 1 8 2 1 7 2 ll 2 9 Valves and cooks Vehicles (velocipedes) Ventilating 9 34 44 7 10 32 36 6 9 32 34 5 7 11 8 7 6 5 52 34 55 Washing and cleansing Water-supplying Wearing-apparel Wools and hides 14 5 44 6 17 6 22 7 17 7 27 6 Gas-manufaoture for lighting, heating, or power purposes 26 17 14 18 9 27 17 6 25 Miscellaneous inventions not in other classes, as indiarubber manufacture, fishing-applianoes, &o. 8 4 4 Harness (including horse, &c, covers) Harvesting and grading Heating and fuel-manufacture 19 9 33 Note.—Owing to some inventions li actual number of applications received. * Prior to 1911 milking-machines we joingcli issitied u inder m sre than one heading, the figures will total rather more t,l ban ire inch ided in c' lass " Di uirying," but are now a separate class.

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J.—Patents in Force at End of Year 1916. Patents sealed, from 31st December, 19.13, to 31st December, 1916 .. 2,071 Third-year fees paid from 31st December, 1913, to 31st December, .1.916 .. 672 Fourth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1912, to 31st December, 1916 .. 968 Seventh-year fees paid from 31st December, 1909, to 31st December, 1916 .. 760 Total 4,471

X. —Table showing Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st December, 1916 (inclusive).

L.—Table showing! Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Principal Classes under the Patents, Designs, and Trademarks Act, 1911, from Ist January to 31st December, 1916. Class 1. —Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, not included in Class 2 .. .. ..' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Class 2.— Jewellery . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 34 Class 3. —Articles composed wholly of wood, bone, ivory, papier-mache, or other solid substances not included in other classes, or of materials in which such substances predominate . . 15

M. —Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and other Countries in each of the Years 1914, 1915, and 1916.

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I Total Number of Applications. Number on which Letters Patent have been sealed. N umber of Patents on which Final Foe paid. Act of 1860 ... ,, 1870 ... 1883 ... Acts of 1889 and 1908 Act of 1911 ... 1861 to 1870 1871 to 1883 1884 to 1889 1890 to 30th June, 1912 1st July, 1912, to 31st December, 1916 109 881 3,170 27,419 6,740 109 687 1,757 12,711 2,390* 109 465 368 1,515* Grand totals 38,319 17,654* 2,457* * Incomplete.

1914. 1915. 1916. 1914. 1915. 1916. New Zealand Austria Canada Cape Colony.. Ceylon China 270 3 2 9 203 220 India Italy Japan Natal New South Wales Norway Queensland Straits Settlements .. Sweden Switzerland United States of America Victoria *3 2 1 4 15 2 I 1 44 6 4 2 1 50 '69 1 1 Denmark France 3 20 199 11 2 158 1 4 1 4 Germany Great Britain Hong Kong Holland 204 1 2 7 2 75 46 102 34 3 1 123 24 3 Note.—A few applications 1 total more than the actual nuni were reeer ber of appl vod from persons givii lications received. ig addresses in two or more couu itrics; tho figures wit therefore

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N.—Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes, in each of the Years 1914, 1915, and 1916.

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01a88--.cat.oD nf G.oo-8. OI*. 1815, "' 1910. Classes. 1 Chomical substances used in manufactures, photography, or philosophical research, and anti-corrosives Chemical substances used for agricultural, horticultural, veterinary, and sanitary purposes Chemical substances prepared for use in medicine and pharmacy Raw or partly prepared vegetable, animal, and mineral substances used in manufactures not included in other classes Unwrought and partly wrought metals used in manufacture Machinery of all kinds, and parts of machinery, except agricultural and horticultural machines included in Class 7 Agricultural and horticultural machinery, and parts of such machinery. . Philosophical instruments, scientific instruments, and apparatus for useful purposes ; instruments and apparatus for teaching Musical instruments Horological instruments .. • . • ■ ■ • » • • Instruments, apparatus, and contrivances, not medicated, tor surgical or curative purposes, or in relation to the health of men or animals Cutlery and edge-tools Metal goods not included in other classes .. Goods of precious metals (including aluminium, nickel, Britannia-metal, &c.) and jewellery, and imitations of such goods and jewellery 13 7 25 2 35 31 43 3 4 62 15 62 53 11 5 6 13 15 4 20 2 13 7 8 5 13 Ii 7 7 15 9 10 II 8 3 14 3 5 4 10 It) 12 13 14 9 14 7 3 21 2 3 13 6 15 it; 17 18 19 20 21 2 1 3 2 13 10 1 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Glass Porcelain and earthenware .Manufactures from mineral and other substances for building or decoration Engineering, architectural, and building contrivances Arms, ammunition, and stores not included in Class 20 Explosive substances .. ■ ■ • • • • ; • , •' Naval architectural contrivances and naval equipments not included in Classes 19 and 20 Carriages (a) Cotton yarn ; (b) sewing-cotton ... Cotton piece-goods of all kinds Cotton goods not included in Classes 23, 24, and 38 . . Linen and hemp yarn and thread Linen and hemp piece-goods . . . . . ■ _ • ■ Linen and hemp goods not included in Classes 26, 27, and 50 .. Jute yarns and tissues, and other articles made of jute not included m Olaes 50 Silk, spun, thrown, or sewing Silk piece-goods . • • ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Other silk goods not included in Classes 30 and 31 .. Yarns of wool, worsted, or hair Cloths and stuffs of wool, worsted, or hair .. .. ■ ■ Woollen and worsted and hair goods not included m Classes 33 and 34. . Carpets, floorcloth, and oilcloth . . . • • • .','., Leather, skins, unwrought and wrought, and articles made of leather not included in other classes Articles of clothing .. ■■ •• ,,'.',. Paper (except paperhangings), stationery, and bookbinding . . Goods manufactured from indiarubber and guttapercha not included in other classes Furniture and upholstery. . Substances used as food or as ingredients in food .-. ■■ •• Fermented liquors and spirits . . • ■ • • •; Mineral and aerated waters, natural and artificial, including ginger-beer Tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured Seeds for agricultural and horticultural purposes . . Candles, common soap, detergents ; illuminating, heating, or lubricating oils ; matches ; and starch, blue, and other preparations for laundry purposes , . Perfumery (including toilet articles), preparations for the teeth and hair, and porfumod soap Games of all kinds, and sporting articles not included m other classes .. Miscellaneous 8 Ii 5 16 3 3 4 3 1 3 1 3 5 4 2 7 3 I 3 6 io 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 4 4 6 2 3 38 39 Ki 40 16 It) 40 11 11 34 19 17 41 12 43 44 45 46 47 1 116 13 28 32 5 49 4 118 13 16 17 1 44 2 132 22 6 20 2 38 48 40' 27 40 i-l 50 6 41 1 50 2 43