THE " WESTMINSTER " SERIES 



Patents, Designs and Trade. Marks : The Law 

 and Commercial Usage. By KENNETH R. SWAN, 

 B.A. (Oxon.), of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law. 



CONTENTS : Table of Cases Cited Part I. Letters Patent. Intro- 

 duction. General. Historical. I., II., III. Invention, Novelty, 

 Subject Matter, and Utility the Essentials of Patentable Invention. 

 IV. Specification. V. Construction of Specification. VI. Who 

 May Apply for a Patent. VII. Application and Grant. VIII. 

 Opposition. IX. Patent Rights. Legal Value. Commercial 

 Value. X. Amendment. XI. Infringement of Patent. XII. 

 Action for Infringement. XIII. Action to Restrain Threats. 

 XIV. Negotiation of Patents by Sale and Licence. XV. Limita- 

 tions on Patent Right. XVI. Revocation. XVII. Prolonga- 

 tion. XVIII. Miscellaneous. XIX. Foreign Patents. XX. 

 Foreign Patent Laws : United States of America. Germany. 

 France. Table of Cost, etc., of Foreign Patents. APPENDIX A. 

 i. Table of Forms and Fees. 2. Cost of Obtaining a British 

 Patent. 3. Convention Countries. Part II. Copyright in 

 Design. Introduction. I. Registrable Designs. II. Registra- 

 tion. III. Marking. IV. Infringement. APPENDIX B. i. 

 Table of Forms and Fees. 2. Classification of Goods. Part 

 III. Trade Marks. Introduction. I. Meaning of Trade Mark. 

 II. Qualification for Registration. III. Restrictions on Regis- 

 tration. IV. Registration. V. Effect of Registration. VI. 

 Miscellaneous. APPENDIX C. Table of Forms and Fees. INDICES. 

 i. Patents. 2. Designs. 3. Trade Marks. 



This is the first book on the subject since the New Patents Act. 

 Its aim is not only to present the existing law accurately and as fully 

 as possible, but also to cast it in a form readily comprehensible to the 

 layman unfamiliar with legal phraseology. It will be of value to those 

 engaged in trades and industries where a knowledge of the patenting 

 of inventions and the registration of trade marks is important. Full 

 information is given regarding patents in foreign countries. 



The Book ; Its History and Development. By 

 CYRIL DAVENPORT, V.D., F.S.A. With 7 Plates and 

 126 Figures in the text. 



LIST OF CONTENTS : Early Records. Rolls, Books and Book 

 bindings. Paper. Printing. Illustrations. Miscellanea. 

 Leathers. The Ornamentation of Leather Bookbindings without 

 Gold. The Ornamentation of Leather Bookbindings with Gold. 

 Bibliography. Index. 



The romance of the Book and its development from the rude inscrip- 

 tions on stone to the magnificent de Luxe tomes of to-day have 

 never been so excellently discoursed upon as in this volume. The 

 history of the Book is the history of the preservation of human thought. 

 This work should be in the possession of every book lover. 



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