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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