ANNUAL REPORT OP THE OOKIIISSIONER OP PATENTS. The law requiring the Commissioner of Patents to communicate to Congress an annual report contem plates that in addition to statistical statements and tables such as have been above given he should he is called upon to administer and exhibit a view of the progress of the arts of the country which it is his peculiar privilege to observe. In discharging this duty I shall take the liberty of departing from the formality of a mere official communication and ad dress myself through Congress by whose munificence the reports of this office are so widely disseminated to the public for whose benefit they are mainly in tended. The subjects to which I shall call attention are the policy of any system of protection by patents; the advantages of our own system as compared with those of other leading industrial nations and partic diarly Great Britain ; the state of the industrial arts in this country as exhibited by the inventions ex amined in this office within the last one or two years; and the modifications of patent laws which in my judgment would give greater efficiency to our patent system. I am aware that to most inventors in this country it would seem not less preposterous to question the right of property or the fundamental laws of morali ty than to inquire into the right and policy of grant ing patents for inventions; but we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that within the last few years the policy of patent laws has been the subject of grave discussion in Europe. No later than 1862 a distin guished member of the House of Commons in En gland gave notice of a motion to consider not the working but the policy of the patent law itself; and in a debate which arose in May 1862 upon a motion of Sir Hugh Cairnes for an address to the crown pray ing for the appointment of a commission to inquire into the working of the law relating to patents for inventions members of Parliament stated that year by year the opinion had grown more g
Keywords:
ANNUAL REPORT OP, OOKIIISSIONER OP PATENTS, law requiring, Commissioner, Patents, communicate, Congress, annual report contem plates, addition, statistical statements, tables, given, should, upon, administer, exhibit, view, progress, arts, country, peculiar privilege, observe, discharging, duty I shall take, liberty, departing, formality, mere official communication, ad dress myself, Congress, munificence, reports, office, widely disseminated, public, benefit, mainly, tended, subjects, I shall call attention, policy, any system, protection, patents, advantages, our own system, compared, leading industrial nations, partic diarly Great Britain, state, industrial arts, country, exhibited, inventions ex amined, office within, last, two years, modifications, patent laws, my judgment, give greater efficiency, our patent system, I am aware, inventors, country, less preposterous, question, right, property, fundamental laws, morali ty, inquire, right, policy, grant ing patents, inventions, cannot shut our eyes, fact, within, last, years, policy, patent laws, subject, grave discussion, Europe, No later, 1862, distin guished member, House, Commons, En gland gave notice, motion, consider, working, policy, patent law itself, debate, arose, 1862 upon, motion, Sir Hugh Cairnes, address, crown pray ing, appointment, commission, inquire, working, law relating, patents, inventions members, Parliament stated, year, year, opinion, grown, g, science, scientific, sciences, mind, health, tech, sustainability, publication, lab, sciam, sa, scientist, research, american, experiment, education, discovery, technology, analysis, magazine, u.s., insights, developments, weekly, broadsheet, inventor, innovation, inventions, patented, industrial revolution, emerging, trends, monthly magazine, united states, engravings, curious works, paper, discover, Scientific Paper, Weekly Journal, Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, Manufactures, research, education, scientist, innovation, 19th century, vintage, america, Rufus M. Porter, 1845, journal, academic, newspaper illustrations, retro style, old-fashioned, media illustrations, victorian style, news, newspaperheadline, 19th century style, illustration, journalism
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.