24 REPORT OF THE PATENT COMMITTEE 



For purchase of law, professional and other reference books and publications 

 and scientific books and expense of transporting publications of patents issued 

 by the Patent Office to foreign governments, $10,000. 



For producing copies of weekly issue of patents, designs, and trade-marks, 

 production of copies of drawings and specifications of exhausted patents and 

 other papers, $140,000. 



For investigating the question of public use or sale of inventions for two 

 years or more prior to filing applications for patents, and such other questions 

 arising in connection with applications for patents as may be deemed necessary 

 by the Commissioner of Patents; and expense attending defense of suits 

 instituted against the Commissioner of Patents, $2,500. 



For the share of the United States in the expense of conducting the Inter- 

 national Bureau at Berne, Switzerland, $750. 



