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declare that this section shall apply to that foreign State or British possession as from a date to be specified in the Order in Council, subject, however, to such restrictions or limitations (if any) as the Governor may think fit. (6.) The Governor may at any time by Order in Council declare that, as from a date to be specified in the Order, this section — (a.) Shall no longer apply to any country named in the Order : (b.) Shall in its application to that country be subject to the restrictions or limitations specified in the Order. (7.) Every Order in Council made by the Governor under section ninety-nine of the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1908, or under section one hundred and seven of the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1889, and in force at the commencement of this Act shall continue in force and shall operate as if made under this section, and this section shall apply accordingly to every British possession to which any such Order in Council relates, subject, however, to any restrictions or limitations imposed by the Order. Appeal. Appeal shall be by way of motion, and notice thereof shall be filed in the Court and given to the Registrar within twenty-eight days after the day on which the decision appealed against was given. Oppences.Any one representing an article to be patented or a design or trade-mark to be registered in New Zealand when the same is not so patented or registered is liable to a fine of £20. Any one using the words " Patent Office " is liable to a fine of £20. Extension to Pending Applications. Except where otherwise expressly provided, the Act shall extend to all patents granted and all designs and trade-marks registered before the commencement of the Act, and to applications then pending, in substitution for such enactments as would have applied thereto if the Act had not been passed.

Table showing corresponding Sections of the New Zealand and Imperial Acts.

New Zealand: Imperial: Patents, Designs, — and Trade-marks! «, , , „, , , . , ,„.. Patents and Trade-marks act, uii. | Designs Act, 1907. Act, 1905. Title .. .. ..... Interpretation 1 99 1 2 92, 93 3 1 2 99 92, 93 1 3 Patents. Application fgr and Grant of Patent. Applications Specifications Proceedings upon application . . Provisional protection Time for leaving complete specification Comparison of provisional and complete specification . . Application to be void after twelve months Investigation as to novelty, &c. Investigation of specification published subsequent to application Advertisement on acceptance of complete specification Effect of acceptnace of complete specification Opposition to grant of patent Grant and sealing of patent Date of patent Effect, extent, and form of patent Fraudulent applications for patent Single patent for cognate inventions 3 1 4 2 5 3 6 4 7 5 8 6(1 to 4) 9 6 (5) 10 7 No provision \ 8 11 9 12 10 13 11 14 12 15 13 16 14 17 15 18 16 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 (1 to 4) 6(5) 7 8 No provision 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Term of Patent. 19 20 21 17 18 19 Term of patent Extension of term of patent . . Patents of addition 19 17 20 18 21 19 Restoration of Lapsed Patents. 22 20 Restoration of lapsed patents 22 20 Amendment of Specification. Amendment of specification by Registrar Amendment of specification by Court Restriction on recovery of damages 23 21 24 22 • 25 23 23 24 • 25 21 22 23