PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE-MARKS. THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR.

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Session 11. 1923. NEW ZEAL A N D.

PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE-MARKS. THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 128 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1921-22.

I have the honour, in pursuance of section 128 of the Act, to submit my report on the operations thereunder for the past year. It will be noticed from the attached tables that the business of the Office has been well maintained, the total number of applications for patents, designs, and trade-marks being 3;500 for the year, an increase of 250 over the number for the previous year, but not quite up to that for 1920, in which the number received was 3,693, the highest yet recorded. The revenue —always largely in excess of the expenditure—was last year 3J times as great. It amounted to £12,913 1.55. 3d., an increase of £3,056 13s. sd. (31 per cent, on the total for 1921, the previous highest year), chiefly owing to greater number of applications and slight revision of the initial fees. The expenditure was £3,880 os. Bd.— £136 12s. 9d. less than in the preceding year —salaries and other amounts showing little change from last year excepting the amount for printing, which is less by £400 than that for 1921. This is due chiefly to amounts for work done in 1922 not being passed in that year, rather than to any material difference in the expenditure on that account. The balance of £9,033 14s. 7d. is over £3,000 in excess of that of any previous year. The excess of revenue over expenditure is a striking but in some respects not altogether satisfactory feature of the working of the Office. The fees are already so low, even after recent slight readjustment, that they can hardly be reduced ; but, while the revenue seems warranted, a greater proportion of it might be spent to advantage in placing the Office in a better position to deal with applications and in generally' promoting invention and manufacture in the country. In Great Britain for last year the expenditure absorbed the whole of the revenue with the exception of 15 per cent. Imperial Patent Conference. During the year a Conference, which I attended, of representatives of the Patent Offices of the various parts of the Empire was held in London. Though this was (jailed chiefly in connection with a British Empire patent (which forms the subject of a separate report to the Minister in charge of this Office), various matters in connection with the law and practice of patents in the several countries were gone into, and considerable insight gained by the representatives not only into the legislation and procedure elsewhere, but as to the point of view of those in a position to indicate the feeling of their country in such matters. The members of the Conference are indebted to the Comptroller and his officers for the consideration they received and the facilities for enabling them to bepome as! fully conversant as possible in the time at their disposal with the organization and work of the Imperial Office. I also availed myself of the opportunity of calling, on my way to the Conference, at the Patent Offices at Ottawa and Washington ; and, thanks to the facilities kindly afforded by the Commissioner and the Head of the Patent Office in the former, and the Commissioner of Patents at Washington, was able to see at least something of these offices during my very brief visits to them. In comparing the practices of the offices referred to and the Commonwealth Office with that of this Office the outstanding features appear to be (1) the facilities afforded in most of the former to the public to become acquainted with the particulars of patented inventions, and (2) their provision for examining applications for patents and investigating the novelty of their subject-matter, and the deficiency of such facilities and provision in this country. With regard to (1) : In Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and the United States abridgments of inventions are published, and (excepting as regards Canada) specifications and drawings are printed and sold at low cost. In New Zealand only the abridgments are printed. Inquiry into the cost of

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printing the full specifications and drawings in. this country shows that it would about absorb the balance of the revenue, with, a likelihood, for the present, of but comparatively small return from sales. The furnishing of typed copies and sun-prints of drawings at the price (Is.) at which printed copies are sold, in the countries referred to has been approved, and ought to go some, way towards supplying the place of printed specifications. in connection with (2) : In addition to a numerous clerical staff, Great Britain has an examining staff of 263, Australia, one of thirty-six, and Canada a staff of thirty-two. In these cases the extent of the search only extends to previous local specifications, with a limit in the former of fifty years. While the desirability of enabling a stricter examination, to be made here than is at present possible with, the staff available has been submitted from time to time, it was considered latterly that the matter might bo affected to some extent by the' question of the proposed British Empire patent. Whatever is done in that direction, however, better provision seems to be essential if cases are to be investigated to any extent. It is not suggested that any large addition bo made to the staff here, more especially as, if the recommendation of the recent Conference is adopted, the extent of examination required in New Zealand will in some respects be reduced. It is, however, urged that better provision be afforded in this direction ; or, failing this, that consideration be given to the revision of the law on the subject. The meeting of representatives of the various Patent Offices of the Empire should prove beneficial in remedying defects in the law and promoting uniformity of practice and the ultimate grant of a patent for the whole Empire. Amendments in Law. The amendments in the law referred to in my last report to bring it more into line with the recent British legislation, though not involving any great change, have, so far as can at present be judged, effected considerable improvement. The extension of the provisions to permit of the registration of trade-marks not previously eligible, the further time for acceptance and scaling in respect of applications for patents and certain other facilities now afforded appear to be freely availed of and fully appreciated. Though there has been little occasion for the exercise, of the special provisions relating to extensions of patents where the application for extension is owing to the war, for opposing a patent after it is granted, for enabling relief to be obtained for infringement of certain claim or claims though other or others may be invalid, and for precluding the patenting of substances for food or chemical compounds, the provisions relating thereto seem to be a distinct advance, as do the amendments in respect of designs and trade-marks referred to hereafter under their particular headings. It is doubtful whether the alteration effected with others last year to bring the law into line with that of Great Britain in connection with the term " inventor " was in the direction of securing general, uniformity with the rest of the Empire, as the opinion of the recent Patent Conference was against the course followed in that country. The important provision recently adopted in Great Britain with regard to the prevention of the abuse of letters patent was gone into when the present New Zealand Act was being prepared, but it was not then considered that sufficient time had been afforded for a reliable opinion to be gained concerning it. Attempts have been made by provisions for compulsory licenses, and revocation or partial revocation of patents, to obviate the objections to the grants in certain cases, but these are apparently ineffective, and have not been availed of. The corresponding provisions in Great Britain have been replaced by a section leaving freer jurisdiction in dealing with the cases according to the particular features each, presents. The Board of Trade Journal, in referring to the matter when the Bill was introduced, stated : — " It must be borne in mind that inventions may be divided roughly into two classes--namely, those which do and those which do not require for their practical development the expenditure of considerable capital. In the case of some inventions capital to the extent of over £100,000 has been expended before any return has been received by the owners of the patents. On the other hand, there are many inventions which need but little capital to procure their commercial use. The new clauses are so framed that adequate discrimination in this respect can be exercised by the tribunal in determining whether in any particular case there has been an abuse of the patent monopoly. Experience has shown that revocation of a patent in the case of abuse of a patent monopoly is not always, or even most frequently, the best course to adopt in the interests of the realm. It would frequently be to the advantage of a foreigner that a patent— even his own patent—should be revoked if It were not being worked within the. realm : in spite of such revocation he could still import the patented article from abroad and sell it at a price which would preclude its manufacture in the United Kingdom. This would not be possible if a compulsory license were granted, preferably to a British trader, and the licensee given power to enforce the patent monopoly. The patentee in that case will still receive his reward in the shape of royalty, and a genuine British trade will be assisted. In default of agreement the terms of the license will be settled by the Comptroller or Court on principles laid down in the Bill itself ; and the Comptroller may call in an arbitrator if it appears desirable in any case." It goes on to state : " It is proposed to provide a simple and inexpensive means of obtaining the grant of compulsory licenses and the working of patented inventions. Any abuse of his patent rights by the patentee, either by failure to work or to grant licenses on reasonable terms wherever the public interests demand, or by unfair conditions imposed on the sale or use of the patented article, will render him. liable to have his patent revoked, or a compulsory license granted on reasonable terms, wherever the latter appears to be the fair or more appropriate remedy. As compared with the present provisions, the procedure for obtaining licenses has been greatly simplified, while the grounds for applications have been enlarged and more clearly expressed. Application is to be made in the first instance to the Comptroller, with an appeal to the Court."

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The Journal then explains that "It is proposed that the patentee should be allowed to declare his patent to be a ' license patent,' and in that case any one who wishes may claim a license under it as of right. This is intended as an encouragement to the commercial working of inventions, and as a possible assistance to inventors who have no means of exploiting their patents themselves, or of coming into contact with those who wish to use the invention commercially. In default of agreement the terms of the license are to be settled by the Comptroller or Court. In framing this clause care has been taken that the patentee does not evade the possibility of the revocation of his patent by converting it into a 'license patent.' " So far as I have been able to ascertain, the experience of the actual working of the provisions referred to shows that they afford the best means yet devised for dealing with a very difficult subject, and it might well be considered in connection with any future legislation whether with some modification they would not be suited to the somewhat different conditions of this country. If adopted, application should, I think, in the first instance, be to the head of this Office, as in Great Britain, with appeal to the Court. Patents. (The. figures in parentheses are for the year 1921.) The number of applications received during 1922 was 2,183 (2,115), of which 1,294 (1,199) were filed with, provisional, specifications, and 889 (916) were accompanied, by completes; 352 complete specifications were lodged during the year in respect of applications with which provisional specifications have been filed. The total number of applications received to the 31st December, 1922, was 49,419, and the number of patents in force as on that day was 6,739. The amount received in patent foes during 1922 was £9,819 IBs. 6d. The number of assignments, licenses, &c, of patents entered on the register in 1922 was 134 (133). The number of patents sealed after the prescribed time was 5 (2), and the number of restored cases 3 (3), involving the payment of fees amounting to £41 10s. and £53 respectively. Countries from which. Applications were received. The number of applications—l,3B9—received from residents of this country exceeded that for former years, in the last two of which 1,155 and 1,291 were lodged. This was 64 per cent, of the total number, but allowance must be made for a considerably greater number being accompanied by only provisional specifications, many of which are not completed, than is the case with applications from abroad. 256 (220) applications were received from Great Britain, 14 (25) from Canada, 128 (108) from Victoria, and 104 (119) from New South Wales. The number from the British Empire (including New Zealand) was 1,943 (as compared with 1,830 in 1921), or 89 per cent, of the total, received. The applications from the United States were considerably fewer than in 1921, and only about half those received in 1920—169 as compared with 210 and 329 respectively. Designs. Although still small, an increased number of applications for registration of designs was noticeable last year. The ease and small cost of obtaining this form of protection is apt to lead to its being utilized for matters which should be made the subject of application for letters patent. It ought not only to be borne in mind that design-registration is not intended for mode or principle of construction, or anything which is in substance a mere mechanical device, but matters which are eligible for registration as designs should frequently, where there is some beneficial result (other than more appearance) obtained, be patented to enable the full advantage of the originality shown to be secured. The number of applications received last year was 214, as compared with 141 for the year before ; and the number of registrations was 153, 18 more than in 1921. These applications were from New Zealand, with the exception of —Groat Britain, 12; Australia, 18; Canada, 7; United States, 1. The fees amounted to £125 19s. 9d., as compared with £47 2s. 6d. received in 1921. Trade-marks. The provisions for the registration of marks not previously eligible but which would be protected by common law have been availed of to a considerable extent. This form of registration affords ■prima facie evidence of the exclusive right to the mark, but does not enable an injunction or other relief to be obtained in an action for infringement if the defendant establishes that his user is not calculated to deceive or lead to the belief that the goods are the goods of the plaintiff. The provision for preventing the abuse of trade-marks by enabling marks which have become the name by which an article is commonly known to be removed from the register, though not yet available, should prove, from past experience, of benefit to the trading community and the public generally. The number of applications was 1,103 —109 more than in the former year, but nearly three hundred short of the total for the previous highest year. The fees received in respect of trade-marks amounted to £2,868 17s. (id. £781 more than in the former year, but only £376 12s. in excess of that for 1920. Apart from the large number of applications for marks for food —224, as compared with 125 and 157 for prior years, and 20 per cent, of the total number received- there is nothing calling for special remark on this subject.

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Patent Agents. Two names were added to the register, both of persons qualified under section 135 (2) of the Act, and four names were struck off —two, if is regretted, on account of the death of the members. The total number now on the register is twenty. Staff. I have pleasure in again recording my appreciation of the work of the staff. Owing to occasional shortage or changes therein, and other causes, difficulty has sometimes been experienced in dealing with matters as expeditiously as desirable, but it is expected that the arrangements now and about to be made will enable the usual high standard to be maintained in this respect. Conclusion. The Appendix hereto contains the following tables and lists, viz. . — Pago. A. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 3.lst December, 1922 .. ..4 B. Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Eight Years .. ..5 C. Particulars of Eees received .. .. . . .. .. . . .. 5 D. Staff of Officers, and Salaries .. .. . . . . . . . . .. 5 E. Total Number of Applications for Patents and Registration of Designs and Trade-marks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1922 (inclusive) .. .. .. 5 P. Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, &c. .. .. .. 6 G. Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and. in other Countries in each of the Years 1920, 1921, and 1922 .. .. .. 6 H. Table showing Number of Applications for the Different Classes of Inventions for each of the Years 1920, 1921, and 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 I, Applications pending at End of Year 1922 .. .. .. .. ..8 J. Patents in Force at End of Year 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 K. Table showing Total Number of Applications, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts .. .. .. 8 L. Number of Applications for. Registration of Designs in each of the Sixteen Classes under the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1911, from Ist January to 30th June. 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..8 M. Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes under the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1921-22 from Ist July to 31st December, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..9 N. Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in Now Zealand and other Countries in each of the Years 1920, 1921, and 1922 .. .. 9 0. Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1920, 1921, and 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. 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. xi of the Patent Office Journal. Patent Office, Wellington, 21st May, 1923. J. C. Lewis, Registrar.

APPENDIX. A. —Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1922. Receipts. £ a. d. I Payments. £ s. d. Patent fees .. .. .. .. 9,819 18 6 ' Salaries .. . . .. .. 2,214 1 2 Design fees .. .. .. .. 125 19 9 Temporary assistance .. .. .. 304 14 0 Trade-mark fees .. .. .. 2,808 17 (i Pees to Local Patent offioers .. .. 12 12 6 Bale of Acts, 'Journals, &o. .. .. 98 19 0 j Fuel, light, &<•. .. . . .. 27 5 0 Postage, telegrams, tco. ■ ■ .. 117 9 6 Printing and stationery .. .. 1,047 0 6 Contingencies .. .. .. 412 0 Refunds .. .. . . .. 52 (i 0 Grant to Registrar for attendance at Conference .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Balance .. .. . . .. 9,033 14 7 £12,913 15 3 | £12,913 15 3 J. C. LEWIS, Registrar. As a portion of the fees is collected by stamps, it is difficult to trace this revenue, but the statement in so far as it relates to such revenue agrees with the fees books of the Office. Payments have been verified by reference to the Justice and Treasury Departments. Refunds of stamp receipts and cash receipts have been supported by certificates from the Stamps Department and the Treasury respectively. Copyright fees are not included. G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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B.—Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Eight Years.

C.—Particulars of Feus received from Ist January to 31st December, 1922. Patents. £ s. d. On request to enter name of subsequent £ s. d. Applications for patents with provisional proprietor on register .. .. 80 15 0 specifications .. .. .. 1,282 0 0 Bequest to correct clerical errors .. 315 0 Applications for patents with complete j Certificates of Registrar .. .. 38 1 0 specifications .. .. .. 1,816 10 0 i Copies of specifications and drawings .. 43 14 3 Complete specifications left after provi- Patent agents'renewal fees .. .. 23 2 0 sional specifications .. .. .. 626 10 0 Altering address .. .. . . 2 0 0 Applications for extension of time for filing Searches .. .. .. .. 39 16 6 complete specifications . . .. 222 0 0 Amendment of letters patent .. .. .19 0 0 On giving notice of opposition . . .. 6 0 0 Sealing after prescribed time .. .. 28 10 6 On request for sealing letters patent .. 1,867 0 0 Weekly lists .. .. .. .. 3 7 0 Renewal fees paid before end of third yoav 2,180 1.0 0 Change of name .. .. .. 015 0 Renewal fees paid before end of sixth year 1,441 0 0 Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. 12 3 Applications for restoration of lapsed patents .. .. .. .. 94 10 0 Total .. .. .. £9,819 18 6 Trade-marks. £ s. d. £ s. d. Applications for registration . . .. 842 0 0 Request to enter change of name . . 3 6 0 On giving notice of opposition .. .. 3 0 0 Certificates of Registrar .. .. 13 7 0 On extension of time for filing opposition 210 0 Searches, Regulation 84 .. .. 28 7 6 On registration .. .. .. 937 0 0 On restoration of trade-mark .. .. 2 0 0 On association . . .. .. 14 4 0 On hearing opposition . . .. . . 3 0 0 On renewal of registration . . . . 905 0 0 Searches .. .. . . .. 818 0 On extension of time for payment of Change of address .. .. .. 5 14 0 renewal fee. . .. .. .. 2 5 0 Clerical error .. .. . . 15 0 On assignment . . . . .. 75 8 0 Request to enter disclaimer of trade-mark 0 5 0 Amendment .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 Alteration of trade-marks .. .. 2 0 0 On cancellation .. .. .. 0 15 0 Extra space in Journal .. .. 14 18 0 Total .. .. .. £2,868 1.7 6 Copies of trade-mark certificates .. 310 0 Designs. £ s. (1. £ s. d. Applications for registration of designs .. 93 3 9 Searches .. .. .. .. 0 8 0 On extension of poriod of copyright under Assignment of designs .. .. I 12 0 section 52 (2) .. .. .. 14 15 0 Clerical error .. .. .. 011 0 On application for extension of period of copyright under section 52 (3) .. 15 10 0 Total .. .. .. £125 19 9 Note.—Owirg to ehangas in schedule of fees, &c, the above amounts do not in some eases agree with numbers <i applications, Ike, in body of report. D. —Staff of Officers, and Salaries, for Yeah ending 31st March, 1923. £ s. d. £ s. d. Registrar .. .. 665 0 0 Clerk .. .. .: 125 0 0 Deputy Registrar .. .. 395 0 0 Clerk (temporary) .'. .. 114 8 0 Clerk .. .. .. 295 0 0 Cadet .. .. .. 85 0 0 Clerk .'-. .. .. 225 0 0 Typiste .. .. .. 109 0 0 Clerk (temporary) .. .. 208 13 4 Typiste .. .. .. 109 0 0 Clerk (temporary) .. . . 208 13 4 Librarian .. .. .. 270 0 0 Clerk .■.' .. .. 125 0 0 '

B. —Total Number of Applications for Patents and Registration of Designs and Trademarks recorded for the Years 1890, 1900, and 1910 to 1922 (inclusive).

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Year. 1915 1916 1917 1918 Receipts. Payments. Surplus. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 7,491 18 11 3,230 10 0 4,260 17 1.1 7,107 11 3 2,835 5 1 4,272 6 2 j 6,954 19 3 3,258 4 11 3,696 14 4. 8,175 19 0 2,831 9 1 5,344 9 1.1 Year. 1919 1920 1921. 1.922 Receipts. Payments. Surplus. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 9,345 1 2 3,373 0 9 5,971 14 5 9,696 17 4 3,736 4 1 5,960 13 3 9,857 1 10 1,016 13 5 5,840 8 5 12,913 15 3 3,880 0 8 9,033 14 7

Year. 1890 1900 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 Patents. 616 1,009 1,831 1,740 1,737 1,775 1,574 1,299 1,261 1,329 1,386 1,880 2,193 2,115 2,183 Designs. 5 15 46 21 44 65 55 89 113 83 53 74 109 141 214 Trade-marks. 160 348 818 861 779 787 • 687 56,5 666 619 695 1,272 1,391 994 1,103 Total. 781 1,372 2,695 2,622 2,560 2,627 2,316 1,953 2,040 2,031 2,134 3,226 3,693 3,250 3,500

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

G.—Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1920, 1921, 1922.

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F.—Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, etc. Number of Appli- Number of Appli- . iN uml,ul ot Number of Appli- n ™h g cations with which cations with which applications tor oafcions ab andoned, Number of iN|un ; Der £ Complete Specifi- Provisional Spooifica- „ ,." m P lote lapsed, or Patents sealed. . ,. cations lodged. tions lodged. Specifications sub- ' d Apphca- ° " ' sequently lodgod. tions. N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. 1910! 250 443 990 148 254 75 925 125 306 475 1,831 1911 245 434 935 126 258 59 849 86 323 482 1,740 1912: 258 507 877 95 275 35 817 78 334 508 1,737 1913 217 467 965 126 249 58 910 94 272 499 1,775 1914 177 426 868 103 228 45 782 96 273 423 1,574 1915 140 286 787 86 322 46 669 78 266 288 1,299 1916 178 297 699 87 194 38 630 67 245 319 1,261 1917 : 183 360 708 84 203 41 580 57 249 385 1,329 1918i 143 454 704 88 245 39 540 72 284 442 1,389 1919 200 685 • 906 91 279 42 707 77 321 689 1,880 1920 250 890 949 110 249 37 725 123 330 1,030 2,199 1921 194 722 1,080 119 310 42 * * * * 2,115 1922 203 686 1,190 104 2,183 * These figures are necessarily incomplete, as the time for proceeding further with the applications has not yet expired. NOTE.—A few applications were received from joint applicants resident in different countries, also from applioants giving two addresses ; the figures will therefore total more than the actual number of applications received. • G. —Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1920, 1921, 1922. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1920. 1921. 1922. i 1920. 1921. 1922. 1920. 1921. 1922. New Zealand Argentina Austria, Belgium Canada Cape Province Cook Islands Cuba Czecho-Slovakia Denmark . . Egypt Finland France .-. Friendly Islands Germany Great Britain I lawaii Holland Hungary India Italy I New Zealand .. 1,155" 1,291 1,389 j Japan .. .. 1 I Argentina .. .. .. 4 1 Mexico .. .. 1 1 Austria, .. .. .. .. 3 Natal . . . . 1 .. I Belgium .. .. 11 7 1 New South Wales .. Ill 119 104 Canada .'. .. 18 25 14 Norway .. ..5 1 4 Cape Province . . .. 1 .. Orange Free Stai e 1 Cook Islands .. 1 .. . . Queensland .. .. 9 22 16 Cuba .. .. .. 1 .. Rhodesia .. .. 1 Czecho-Slovakia .. . . . . 3 South Australia .. 9 22 10 Denmark . . ... 5 3 8 Spain .. .. .; .. 1 Egypt .". .. 5 I Straits Settlements . . 1 Finland .. .. 1 .. .. Sweden .. .. 2 4 4 France .•: .. 15 12 14 Switzerland.. .. 2 3 8 Friendly Islands . . .. . . 1 < Tahiti .. . . 1 Germany '. . .. 14 30 7 \ Tasmania .. 5 5 6 Great Britain .. 318 220 256 Transvaal . . .. 5 8 7 Hawaii .. .. I 1 .. United States of 329 210 169 Holland .. 3 9 10 America Hungary .. .. .. I .. Victoria .. .. 143 108 128 India .. .. .. .. 1 Western Australia .. 16 9 12 I,15& 1,291 4 1,389 1 3 1 14 1 1 1 111 5 1 9 1 9 I 1 11 18 7 25 1 119 1 I 104 4 1 22 16 1 3 8 22 10 1 5 5 1 15 3 I 1 2 2 1 5 5 3-29 4 3 4 8 12 14 1 7 256 14 318 I 3 30 220 1 9 I 5 8 210 6 7 169 10 i 7 143 16 108 9 128 12 Italy .... 6 7 7 6 "l NOTB.—A few applicat: cants giving two addresses ; t Note.- A few applications were received from joint applicants resident in different countries, also from applicants giving two addrossos ; the figures will therefore total more than the actual numbor of applications received. :ona were ihe figurei received a will the: from joint refore total countru if applioe 98, also fri itions reof im applidved.

F.—Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, etc. Number of Appli- Number of Appli- . iN uml,ul ot Number of Appli- n ™h g cations with which cations with which applications tor oafcions ab andoned, Number of iN|un ; Der £ Complete Specifi- Provisional Spooifica- „ ,." m P lote lapsed, or Patents sealed. . ,. cations lodged. tions lodged. Specifications sub- ' d Apphca- ° " ' sequently lodgod. tions. N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. N.Z. Foreign. 1910! 250 443 990 148 254 75 925 125 306 475 1,831 1911 245 434 935 126 258 59 849 86 323 482 1,740 1912: 258 507 877 95 275 35 817 78 334 508 1,737 1913 217 467 965 126 249 58 910 94 272 499 1,775 1914 177 426 868 103 228 45 782 96 273 423 1,574 1915 140 286 787 86 322 46 669 78 266 288 1,299 1916 178 297 699 87 194 38 630 67 245 319 1,261 1917 : 183 360 708 84 203 41 580 57 249 385 1,329 1918i 143 454 704 88 245 39 540 72 284 442 1,389 1919 200 685 • 906 91 279 42 707 77 321 689 1,880 1920 250 890 949 110 249 37 725 123 330 1,030 2,199 1921 194 722 1,080 119 310 42 * * * * 2,115 1922 203 686 1,190 104 2,183 * These figures are necessarily incomplete, as the time for proceeding further with the applications has not yet expired. NOTE.—A few applications were received from joint applicants resident in different countries, also from applioants giving two addresses ; the figures will therefore total more than the actual number of applications received. • G.—Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1920, 1921, 1922. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1920. 1921. 1922. i 1920. 1921. 1922. 1920. 1921. 1922. New Zealand Argentina Austria, Belgium Canada Cape Province Cook Islands Cuba Czecho-Slovakia Denmark . . Egypt Finland France .-. Friendly Islands Germany Great Britain I lawaii Holland Hungary India Italy I New Zealand .. 1,155" 1,291 1,389 j Japan .. .. 1 I Argentina .. .. .. 4 1 Mexico .. .. 1 1 Austria, .. .. .. .. 3 Natal . . . . 1 .. I Belgium .. .. 11 7 1 New South Wales .. Ill 119 104 Canada .'. .. 18 25 14 Norway .. ..5 1 4 Cape Province . . .. 1 .. Orange Free Stai e 1 Cook Islands .. 1 .. . . Queensland .. .. 9 22 16 Cuba .. .. .. 1 .. Rhodesia .. .. 1 Czecho-Slovakia .. . . . . 3 South Australia .. 9 22 10 Denmark . . ... 5 3 8 Spain .. .. .; .. 1 Egypt .". .. 5 I Straits Settlements . . 1 Finland .. .. 1 .. .. Sweden .. .. 2 4 4 France .•: .. 15 12 14 Switzerland.. .. 2 3 8 Friendly Islands . . .. . . 1 < Tahiti .. . . 1 Germany '. . .. 14 30 7 \ Tasmania .. 5 5 6 Great Britain .. 318 220 256 Transvaal . . .. 5 8 7 Hawaii .. .. I 1 .. United States of 329 210 169 Holland .. 3 9 10 America Hungary .. .. .. I .. Victoria .. .. 143 108 128 India .. .. .. .. 1 Western Australia .. 16 9 12 I,15& 1,291 4 1,389 1 3 1 14 1 1 1 111 5 1 9 1 9 I 1 11 18 7 25 1 119 1 I 104 4 1 22 16 1 3 8 22 10 1 5 5 1 15 3 I 1 2 2 1 5 5 3-29 4 3 4 8 12 14 1 7 256 14 318 I 3 30 220 1 9 I 5 8 210 6 7 169 10 i 7 143 16 108 9 128 12 Italy .... 6 7 7 6 "l NOTB.—A few applicat: cants giving two addresses ; t Note.- A few applications were received from joint applicants resident in different countries, also from applicants giving two addrossos ; the figures will therefore total more than the actual numbor of applications received. :ona were ihe figurei received a will the: from joint refore total countru if applioe 98, also fri itions reof im applidved.

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H. —Table showing Number of Applications for Patents for the Different Classes of Inventions for each of the Years 1920, 1921, and 1922.

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Class. 1920. 1921. 1922. Class. I 1920. 1921. 1922. Advertising and displaying signs, &c. 20 27 26 Illuminating (except gas-manufac-ture) Indicating, calculating, and measuring (including moisture-testers) 50 50 57 79 57 Aeronautics Amusements, music, exercisers, games, &c. Attaching and securing (including bolts, ties, &c.) 23 80 8 85 8 81 81 81 88 115 88 72 74 123 Kitchen utensils and cookingappliances (including ovens) 86 86 61 103 61 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 compositions and moulding) „ (windows and doors) 21 46 35 81 33 19 16 32 17 87 85 31 10 58 39 143 22 25 Lifting, hauling, and loading Locks, latches, and hinges 60 51 60 45 60 51 39 70 45 39 Marine and submarine (including lake and river engineering) Marking (tickets, labels, &c.) Medicines and surgical appliances (including ear-instruments, dental work, &e) Metal-working (including welding, stamping, and plating) Milking-machines* Minerals (including filtration, lixi viation, screens, &o.) „ (magnetic soparators) (stampers and pulverizers) 34 34 36 16 36 6 17 9 48 39 56 C 48 17 39 73 102 71 122 71 93 55 50 50 50 55 22 21 48 57 126 134 24 35 24 126 35 Onemicals Cleaning, polishing, &c. Closets and urinals Coin-freed mechanism Cooling and freezing Cultivating and tilling Cutting and sawing, and tools 23 28 22 6 20 68 98 62 25 23 2 25 43 120 46 41 31 4 43 45 111 57 24 1 5 1 1 1 5 4 4 1 4 Oils and lubricators 48 48 50 45 50 Paints and painting (inoluding kauri-gum) Pipes, tubes, and hose Preserving Presses Printing ami photography Pumps and sprayers (except rotary pumps) 59 59 58 45 58 Dairying* Drains and sewors Dredging and excavating (including rock-drills) Drying 45 8 .14 50 10 33 75 11 18 30 18 6 30 51 30 28 38 18 20 13 6 13 4 30 34 36 51 54 55 28 20 13 34 54 30 20 40 Electricity and magnetism Engines (air, gas, and oil) „ (steam), including rotary pumps (miscellaneous and engine accessories), including current motors, solar motors, tide motors, wave motors, windmills, miscellaneous motors Explosives, firearms, and targets .. Exterminating (including trapping animals) 96 135 27 87 138 104 i 23 118 151 . 120 30 139 Railways and tramways Roads and ways (including roadwatering) Seed-dressing, chaff-cutting, and threshing Seed-sowers Sowing and knitting Sheep and cattle (including veterinary appliances) Sheep shearing and clipping Shop and hotel fittings Stationery and paper 57 14 57 59 56 14 I 14 8 8 16 14 59 1 10 9 18 26 9 6(8 18 32 | 28 26 38 j 57 6 32 38 16 17 3 29 33 41 10 19 53 10 6 11 19 31 23 53 82 69 6 31 82 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, &o. 22 18 26 9 4 9 17 17 22 Telephony and telegraphy (including phonographs) Tobacco 147 147 139 129 139 11 11 11 9 11 4 8 16 21 30 17 Valves and cocks Vehicles „ (velocipedes) Ventilating 34 164 89 3 34 24 I 48 164 146 I 168 89 67 ' ! 84 3 10 j 13 24 146 67 10 34 38 39 29 17 26 77 77 i 115 Washing and cleansing Water-supplying Wearing-apparel Wools and hides 43 10 54 23 43 43 j 54 10 13 ] 25 54 52 ! 54 23 16 ! 19 43 13 52 16 Gas-manufacture for lighting, heating, or power purposes 36 27 30 I I Miscellaneous inventions not in other classes, as indiarubbermanufacture, fishing-appliances, 27 27 33 32 83 Harness (including horse, &c., covers) Harvesting and grading Heating, and fuel-manufacture .. 14 18 | 11 9 19 ! 28 103 102 ; 108 * Prior to 1911 milking-machines we ive included in class "J lirying," but are now a separate ela.ss. Note. —Owing to some inventions b number of applications received. aeing classified under c >re than one heading, the figures will totai more than the actual

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I. —Applications pending at End of Year 1922. Total, 2,085. J.-Patents in force at End of Year 1922. Patents scaled from 31st December, 1919, to 31st December, 1922 .. 3,425 Third-year fees paid from 31st December, 1919, to 31st December, 1922 . . 1,706 Fourth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1918, to 31st December, 1922 .. 7 Sixth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1916, to 31st December, 1922 .. 1,126 Seventh-year fees paid from 31st December, 1915, to 31st December, 1.922 . . 475 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,739 Nott<;.—No patents expired during the year 1922, owing to the term being inorcased in 1921 by two years.

K.—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, 1922 (inclusive).

L.—Number of Applications foe Kegistbation of Designs in each of the Sixteen Classes UNDER THE PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE-MARKS Act, 1911, FROM I.ST JANUARY TO 30TII June, ' 1922. Class 1. —Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, not included in Class 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .._ .. .. ..31 Class 2.—Jewellery . . .. .. .. .. ..' .. .. .... 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.. ..14 Class 4. —Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, bricks, tiles, or cement, or in which such materials predominate .. .. .. . . .. 17 Class 5. —Articles composed wholly of paper (except paperhangings), cardboard, millboard, or strawboard, or in which, such materials predominate v .. . . .. .. 6 Class 6. —Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leather predominates, and bookbinding' of all materials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Class 11. —Millinery and wearing-a.pparel, including boots and shoes . . .. .. 5 Class 16. —Goods not included in other classes .. ■ .. .. .. .. .. 7 81

| I Total Number of Applications. Number on which Letters Patent have been sealed. Number of Patents on which Pinal Fee paid. .ct oi: I860 ... ... 1861 to 1870 1870 ... ... 1871 to 1883 1883 ... ... 1884 to 1889 .ota of 1889 and 1908 1890 to 30th June, 1912 ct of 1911 ... ... 1st July, 1912, to 80th June, 1922 „ 1921-22 109 881 3,170 27,419 16,750 1,082 109 687 1,757 12,7.11 7,773 720 109 465 368 2,591 1,100 Grand totals .... 49,411 23,757 4,633

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M. —Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes under the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1921 - 22, from Ist July to 31st December, 1922. Class I. —Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, and jewellery .. 46 Class 2. —Books and bookbinding of all materials .. .. .. .. .. ..3 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.. 20 Class 4. —Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, clay (burnt or baked), or cement, or in which such materials predominate .. .. .. .. ..19 Class 5. —Articles composed wholly of paper, cardboard, millboard, or strawboard (except articles included in Class 2, and paperhangings), or in which such materials predominate .. 31 Class 6. —Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leather predominates, not included in other classes . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Class 7. —Paperhangings. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Class 8. —Carpets, rugs, and floor-coverings in all materials . . . ... . . .... Glass 9. —Lace .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Class 10. —Boots and shoes .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .. 2 Class 11. —Millinery and wearing-apparel (except boots and shoes) . . .. .. .. 4 Class 12. —Goods not included in other classes .. .. . . .. .. .. 3 Class 13. —Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods (other than checks or stripes) .. 1 Class 14. —Printed or woven designs on handkerchiefs and shawls (other than checks or stripes) Class 15. —Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods or on handkerchiefs or shawls being checks or stripes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 133

N.-Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand and in other Countries in each of the Years 1920, 1921, and 1922.

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I I ( ( 1 I 1 ( < 1 I I New Zealand Belgium Canada Ozecho-Slovakia Denmark Finland France ... Germany Great Britain Holland India Italy 1920. 1921. 323 380 7 4 32 1.2 1 2 1 8 6 11 412 216 4 8 '.'. 13 2 1922. 1920. 1921. 1922. ! 495 4 4 Japan Luxembourg New South Wales Norway Queensland South Australia Sweden Switzerland Tasmania Transvaal United States of America Victoria 4 2 92 3 1 1 8 2 63 1 1 8 1 1 56 4 2 1 17 19 277 7 3 1 7 6 1 1 150 52 430 51 230 45 Note.—A few applications were received 1 lants giving two addresses; the figures will then :rom joinl jfore tot til applicants resident in different countries, also fr< more than the actual number of applications recei' im applied.

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O. —Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1920, 1921, and 1922.

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>lasses. Classification of Goods. 1920. 1921. 42 1922. 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Chemical 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, for 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, Britanniametal, &c.) and jewellery, and imitations of such goods and jewellery 54 48 62 20 16 72 25 31 25 78 15 12 41 12 31 42 67 19 11 26 18 48 9 10 II 12 4 7 15 3 2 15 3 9 12 13 14 33 66 15 22 46 7 7 50 2 15 III 17 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 in Class 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 in 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 Formented liquors and spirits Minora! 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 perfumed soap Games of all kinds, and sporting articles not included in other classes Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 5 3 15 12 3 8 6 2 11 18 19 20 21 22 7 6 3 10 4 3 2 16 i 1 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 64 1 19 4 2 3 15 3 9 5 2 3 20 2 35 9 2 2 2 30 31 .'12 33 34 35 36 37 2 7 2 5 19 3 6 18 3 6 3 4 5 13 2 2 8 11 9 1 9 38 39 10 121 57 32 68 58 20 76 31 18 41 42 43 44 •15 16 47 12 157 19 9 55 7 53 5 145 14 7 17 3 61 3 224 26 12 37 2 61 48 83 60 39 49 50 7 92 3 62 6 70