Excerpt from A Treatise on the Law of Trade-Marks: And Analogous Subjects, Firm-Names, Business-Signs, Good-Will, Labels, &C The first edition of this book sprang from the author's desire to bring order out of chaos. There was need for a collation of authorities on the Law of Trade-Marks and kindred matters; and that need was felt, not only by owners of applied symbols of manufacture and commerce, but also by bench and bar alike. No comprehensive treatise on those matters could be found in any tongue. Judicial rulings of many countries had to be consulted, and general principles of world-wide interest to be deduced therefrom. Wonder not, therefore, that much of the matter was crude, and sometimes merely theoretical. It is probable that no other branch of legal science has had a more rapid growth during the twelve years since the first edition appeared. For that reason, this book had, for the greater part, to be rewritten. Within that time, nearly all civilized nations have shown a due appreciation of the importance of the subject. Their interest has been manifested by scores of treaties and numerous acts of legislation. A single fact speaks a volume. In 1883, at Paris, more than twenty governments, including that of our own nation, were in conference to form a union for the protection of industrial property, including rights in trade-marks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A Treatise on the Law of Trade-Marks and Analogous Subjects: Firm Names, Business-Signs, Good-Will, Labels, Etc The Governments of Belgium, Brazil, Spain, France, Guatemala, Italy, Holland, Portugal, Salvador, Servia, and Sweden were first to enter the combination. Sub sequently Great Britain, Tunis, the Dominican Repub lic, Norway, and Sweden signed the Convention and final Protocol. (the Republic of Salvador withdrew August 17 The United States of America, with the advice and consent of the Senate on March 27, 1887, adhered to the Convention and final Protocol of 1883. (austria-hungary joined the Union subject to parliamentary approbation.) It is necessary to explain why our Nation never heartily co - operated in the general plan intended to unite all countries as one family in commercial rela tions. Our patent system was the stumbling-block. It was found that it was imperilled by too much con cession, the same difficulty which caused Great Brit ain to virtually withdraw. There was a general desire to disentangle trade-marks from the objects of the International Union. Thereupon resulted the Arrangement of April 14, 1891, adopted by the Conference at Madrid, providing for International Registration of trade-marks. The sys tem for central registration was a promising step. It was to take account of the differences existing between the laws of the several countries, especially of the necessary facts preliminary to registration in the places of origin; of the unequal terms of protection granted in different countries; and the publication of regis tered marks in all countries where protection was to be afforded. Although nominally a member of the Union, our country never became so in the fullest sense. The proclamation of our President reads thus: And whereas the President of the United States of America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.