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1931. NEW ZEALAND.

PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE-MARKS. FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 128 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1921-22.

REPORT.

I have the honour, in accordance with section 128, to submit my report on the administration of the Act during the past year. A total of 3,537 applications was received for grant of letters patent and for the registration of designs and trade-marks, as against 3,522, 3,434, and 3,735 in the years 1927, 1928, and 1929 respectively. While there has been a decrease of 198 applications as compared with 1929, the number of applications received during the year under review is slightly larger than the average for the previous ten years. The total fees received in respect of patents, designs, and trade-marks was £14,195 15s. 7d., which constitutes a record for any one year since the inception of the Patent Office. Expenditure during the year amounted to £5,832 7s. 2d.—salaries, £3,892 4s. 9d., and printing and stationery, £1,572 17s. 3d., being the two main items under this head. The excess of receipts over expenditure for the year was £8,363 Bs. 5d., which is the highest surplus since 1922, bringing the total surplus of the Office since the Ist January, 1890, to £166,586 os. 2d. Patents. During the past year 2,103 applications were received in respect of the grants of patents, as compared with 2,251 in the previous year, a decrease of 148. There were 1,078 (992)* applications lodged accompanied by a provisional specification, and in 1,025 (1,259) cases a complete specification was lodged with the application. Applications to the number of 1,104 were lodged by applicants residing in New Zealand, while 999 applications were lodged by residents of other countries. As compared with 1929, New Zealand applications increased by 96, and applications from overseas decreased by 244. The most noticeable decrease in applications from overseas countries is in respect of Great Britain, the figures for 1929 and 1930 being 495 and 324 respectively, a decrease of 171. The number of applications in 1930 is, however, only slightly less than the average for the years 1924-28 (333-4). Germany, 50 (80), and United States of America, 197 (219), also show a decrease. Applications from the Commonwealth of Australia totalled 305, being 8 less than the total for 1929. During the year 256 (295) complete specifications were left in respect of applications in which provisional specifications had previously been filed. The total number of applications lodged up to and including the 31st December, 1930, was 66,230. The number of patents in force at the 31st December, 1930, was 8,444, made up as follows : Patents sealed and third-year fees paid, from the 31st December, 1927, to the 31st December, 1930, 3,761 and 2,032 respectively ; sixth-year fees paid from the 31st December, 1920, to the 31st December, 1930, 2,647 ; patents in respect of which an extension of their term has been granted by order of the Supreme Court, 4. In one case an application was made to the Supreme Court to extend the term of letters patent beyond sixteen years, and an extension of three years was granted. Restoration of lapsed patents to the Register was effected in 10 (5) cases. Two applications for sealing of letters patent after prescribed time were lodged, but sealing was not effected during the year. The fees from these two sources amounted to £121 (£162 10s.). Under the provisions of the Amendment Act of 1924, 3 (3) patents were endorsed " Licenses of Right." Patent fees received during the year amounted to £10,024 Is. 2d., being £276 19s. 2d. less than the previous year. With regard to applications under the various classes of inventions, the main increases occur in amusements, 72 (56) ; boxes, cans, and casks, 84 (58) ; cutting and sawing, 66 (49) ; engines (air, gas, and oil), 63 (47) ; and harvesting, 51 (34). Included in the decreases in applications are the following : Building-construction (three classes), 95 (133) ; electricity and magnetism, 121 (146) ; fibre-dressing, 22 (41) ; printing and photography, 37 (53) ; telephony, 233 (342) ; and vehicles, 112 (147).

* The figures in parentheses are for 1929.

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Designs. The number of applications lodged during the year was 169, being an increase of 44 over the previous year, bringing the total number of applications as at the 31st December, 1930, to 2,989. The number of design registrations in force at that date was 920, of which 115 were registered during the year. 129 design-registrations became void by reason of the non-payment of renewal fees. Renewal of the term of copyright for the second term of five years was effected in 47 cases, while 18 were renewed for the third term of five years. The number of applications lodged by persons resident in New Zealand was 112 ; 29 were from Australia, 22 from Great Britain, 5 from the United States of America, and 1 from Holland. Applications lodged covered 10 classes : 62 applications were lodged in respect of articles included in Class 1, 28 in Class ,3, and 20 in Class 13. The fees received during the year amounted to £182 Is. 6d., being an increase of £69 lis. 6d. as compared with 1929. Tbade-marks. There were 1,265 applications for registration of trade-marks lodged during the year under review, showing a decrease of 94 in the number for the previous year ; but, as stated in last year's report, with the exception of 1920, in which year 1,391 were lodged, the total for 1929 is the largest yet received in any one year. Notwithstanding the slight decrease in the number of applications for registration, the total fees in respect of trade-marks received during the year amounted to £3,905 4s. lid., representing an increase of £326 ss. 6d. over the amount received in 1929. The principal increases were in connection with fees paid on registration and renewal of registration, being £244 10s. 6d. and £62 2s. 6d. respectively. There was a slight increase in the number of applications lodged by persons resident in New Zealand as compared with the previous year, while the number of applications from Great Britain was 18 less than in 1929. Applications from the United States of America and Germany remained about the same, but there was a substantial falling-off so far as New South Wales and Victoria were concerned. The number of applications from France, which in 1929 more than doubled the average number of applications for the years 1924-28 (inclusive), was less than one-fourth of the number for the previous year. The total number of applications for registration of trade-marks received by the Office up to the 31st December, 1930, was 30,054. With regard to the different classes of goods, Class 42 (which covers substances used as food or as ingredients, &c.) again has the greatest number of applications, while Class 3 (chemical substances prepared for use in medicine and pharmacy) is next in order. The other main classes range in the following order: Class 38, "Articles of clothing"; Class I,'" Chemical substances used in manufactures, photography, or philosophical research, and anti-corrosives " ; Class 47, " Candles, common soap, &c. " ; Class 8, " Philosophical instruments, scientific instruments, &c. " ; and Class 48, " Perfumery (including toilet articles, preparations for the teeth and hair, and perfumed soap)." As compared with 1929, there has been a considerable increase in the number of applications in Class 3, " Chemical substances prepared for use in medicine and pharmacy " ; and Class 1, " Chemical substances used in manufactures, &c." On the other hand, the number of applications in Class 38, " Articles of clothing," was 77, as against 115 in the previous year. Patent Agents. The number of patent attorneys on the register as at the 31st December, 1930, was nineteen, no names having been added during the year. Conclusion. The appendix hereto contains the following tables, lists, &c., viz. : — A. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1930. Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Ten Years. C. Particulars of Pees received from Ist January to 31st December, 1930, together wit.li the Corresponding Figures for the Years 1928 and 1929. D. Total Number of Applications for Patents and for Registration of Designs and Trademarks recorded for the Years 1910 to 1930 (inclusive). E. Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, &c. F. Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand or Dependencies, &c., and in other Countries in each of the Years 1929 and 1930, together with the Average for the Years 1924-28 (inclusive). G. Number of Applications for Patents for the Different Classes of Inventions in each of the Years 1929 and 1930, together with the Average for the Years 1924-28 (inclusive). H. Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patents sealed, and Letters Patent in force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st December, 1930 (inclusive). I. Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in each of the Years 1928, 1929, and 1930. J. Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand or Dependencies, &c., and in other Countries in each of the Years 1929 and 1930, together with the Average for the Years 1924-28 (inclusive). K. Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1929 and 1930, together with the Average for the Years 1924-28 (inclusive). H. T. Atkinson, Commissioner of Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks. - Patent Office, Wellington, 15th June, 1931.

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APPENDIX.

A.—Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1930. Receipts. £ s. d Payments. £ s. d. Patent fees .. .. .. 10,024 1 2 Salaries .. .. .. .. 3,892 4 9 Design fees .. .. .. .. 182 1 6 Advertising.. .. .. .. 22 811 Trade-mark fees .. .. . . 3,905 411 Fuel, light, &c. .. .. .. 106 6 3 Sales of Acts, Journals, &c.— £ s. d. Office fittings .. .. .. 32 9 3 At Government Printing Postage, telegrams, telephones, &c. .. 90 7 10 Office .. .. 72 14 6 Printing and stationery .. .. 1,572 17 3 At Patent Office .. 11 13 6 Typewriter repairs .. .. .. 9 710 84 8 0 Contingencies .. .. .. 8 6 1 Refunds .. .. .. .. 97 19 0 Balance — £ s. d. Cash in hand, Public Account .. .. 8,356 12 4 Cash in hand, Government Printer .. 0 16 1 8,363 8 5 £14,195 15 7 £14,195 15 7 H. T. Atkinson, Commissioner. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby. Copyright fees are not included.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and AuditorGeneral.

B.—Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Ten Years.

C.—Particulars of Fees received from 1st January to 31st December, 1930, together with the Corresponding Figures for the Years 1928 and 1929.

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Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. Year. 1 Receipts. 1 Payments. Surplus. £ s. d. | £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. 1921 9,857 1 10 ; 4,016 13 5 5,840 8 5 1926 12,426 0 8 j 5,836 2 0 6,589 18 8 1922 i 12,913 15 3 3,880 0 8 9,033 14 7 1927 12,642 2 6 ! 5,387 7 1 7,254 15 5 1923 j 11,667 18 5 4,809 8 11 6,858 9 6 1928 13,302 10 11 ! 5,374 2 10 7,931 8 1 1924 I 12,470 19 6 5,182 15 4 7,288 4 2 1929 14,066 2 0 5,873 9 10 8,192 .12 2 1925 i 13,355 2 0 5,509 8 9 7,845 13 3 1930 14,195 15 7 I 5,832 7 2 8,363 8 5.

1928.* ! 1929.* 1930. Patents. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Applications for patents with provisional specifications .. .. 1,013 0 0 1,007 0 0 1,085 0 0 Applications for patents with complete specifications .. .. 2,137 0 0 2,522 0 0 2,046 0 0 Complete specifications left after provisional specifications .. .. 607 0 0 491 0 0 508 0 0 Applications for extension of time .. .. .. .. 157 9 6 185 0 0 138 19 6 On giving notice of opposition .. .. .. .. .. 3 10 0 3 10 0 3 10 0 On hearing opposition .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 On request for sealing letters patent .. .. .. .. 1,089 0 0 1,487 0 0 1,256 10 0 On request for duplicate deeds of letters patent .. .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 On request for sealing letters patent after prescribed time .. .. 300 12 00 600 On sealing letters patent after prescribed time .. .. .. 15 10 0 19 0 0 Renewal fees paid before end of third year .. .. .. .. 2,104 1 -0 2,031 0 6 2,284 10 0 Renewal fees paid before end of sixth year .. .. .. .. 2,036 9 0 2,025 0 0 2,247 0 0 Applications for restoration of lapsed patents .. .. .. 16 0 0 20 0 0 18 0 0 On restoration of letters patent .. .. .. .. .. 91 0 0 111 10 0 97 0 0 On request to enter name of subsequent proprietor, &c., on register .. 110 0 0 130 0 0 90 0 0 On request to correct clerical errors .. .. .. .. 3 15 0 3 15 0 1 15 0 Certificates of Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. 39 0 0 41 0 0 31 0 0 Copies of specifications and drawings .. .. .. .. 46 16 7 58 17 8 44 5 4 Patent agents' renewal fees .. .. • • • • • • 36 6 0 39 18 0 42 0 0 Patent agents' examination fees .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 660 Searches .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 39 0 9 60 6 8 36 15 0 Amendment of letters patent .. .. .. .. . • 17 0 0 18 0 0 14 0 0 Request to enter change of name .. .. .. .. . • 1 10 0 4 5 0 2 10 0 Request to enter change of address .. .. .. .. 050 2100 0100 Application for endorsement of letters patent " Licenses of Right " .. 300 60010 00 Application for revocation of letters patent .. .. .. .. .. 200 Advertising in Journal, &c., under Supreme Court Rules .. .. 260 570 160 Application for entry of order of Supreme Court in register .. .. 0 10 0 0 10 0 050 Weekly lists .. .. . • • • • • • • • • 16 16 0 5 0 0 4 18 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. . • • • • • 10 3 11 11 10 6 39 1 4 10,024 1 2 * For a complete analysis of fees received in 1928 and. 1929 see Reports for those years respectively.

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C.—Particulars of Fees received from 1st January to 31st December, 1930, together with the Corresponding Figures for the Years 1928 and 1929—continued.

D.—Total Number of Applications for Patents and for Registration of Designs and Trade-marks recorded for the Years 1910 to 1930 (inclusive).

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1928.* 1929.* j 1930. Designs, £ g_ £ s d £ s d Application for registration of designs .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 54 5 0 77 15 0 On extension of period of copyright under section 56 (2) .. .. 58 0 0 40 0 0 47 0 0 On extension of period of copyright under section 56 (3) .. .. 4 0 0 10 0 0 36 0 0 Searches (Regulation 42) .. .. .. .. .. 176 0 10 0 0126 Searches (Office) .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 12 0 090 0 15 0 Assignment of designs .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 0 0 2 10 0 5 15 0 Copies of drawings 080 0 17 0 060 Uhange oi address .. .. .. . 040 Applications for extension of time .. .. .. .. 150 350 150 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 15 0 0 10 0 12 13 0 j 182 1 6 Trade-marks. Application for registration .. .. .. .. .. 894 9 0 1,020 17 6 950 5 0 On registration 1,401 19 6 1,430 0 0 1,676 0 0 On association .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 9 0 53 0 0 52 1 0 On renewal of registration .. .. .. .. .. 806 19 0 749 19 0 816 1 6 Applications for extension of time .. .. .. .. 7 15 0 31 5 0 37 5 0 On giving notice of opposition .. .. .. .. .. 12 10 0 7 0 0 11 0 0 On assignment of trade-marks .. .. .. .. .. 162 0 0 138 19 0 172 10 0 Amendment of trade-marks .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 100 5 10 0 On cancellation .. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 10 0 Extra space in Journal .. .. .. .. .. ., 22 4 0 28 4 0 34 0 0 Copies of trade-mark certificates .. .. .. .. .. 340 220 290 On request to enter change of address .. .. .. .. 2 17 0 5 19 0 440 On request to enter change of name .. .. .. .. 7 13 0 9 18 0 8 19 0 Certificates of Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. 24 0 0 15 0 0 13 10 0 Searches (Regulation 84) .. .. .. .. .. 26 7 6 26 0 6 31 2 6 Searches (Office) .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 14 0 35 18 0 37 14 3 On request to correct clerical errors .. .. .. .. 2 15 0 150 200 Entry in register of rectification thereof .. .. .. .. 0 15 0 100 Request to strike out goods .. .. .. .. .. 200 100 i 10 0 On restoration of trade-mark .. .. .. .. .. 400 700 300 On entry of memorandum of trade-mark .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 050 150 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 16 1 9 7 5 39 8 8 On hearing opposition .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 3,905 4 11 *For a complete analysis of fees received in 1928 and 1929 see Keports for those years respectively.

Year. Patents. Designs. Trade-marks. Total. | Year. Patents. Designs. Trade-marks. Total. 1910 1,831 46 818 2,695 1921 2,115 141 994 3,250 1911 1,740 21 861 2,622 1922 2,183 214 1,103 3,500 1912 1,737 44 779 2,560 1923 2,075 183 1,163 3,421 1913 1,775 65 787 2,627 1924 2,085 185 1,338 3,608 1914 1,574 55 687 2,316 1925 2,046 203 1,332 3,581 1915 1,299 89 565 1,953 1926 2,137 204 1,143 3,484 1916 1,261 113 666 2,040 1927 2,052 145 1,325 3,522 1917 1,329 83 619 2,031 1928 2,070 163 1,201 3,431 1918 1,386 53 695 2,134 1929 2,251 125 1,359 3,735 1919 1,880 74 1,272 3,226 1930 2,103 169 1,265 3 537 1920 2,193 109 1,391 3,693

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E.—Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, etc.

Note.—Applications are sometimes received from joint applicants resident in different countries, and from applicants giving two addresses; the figures may therefore total more than the actual number of applications received.

F.—Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand or Dependencies, etc., and in other Countries in each of the Years 1929 and 1930, together with the Average for the Years 1924-28 (inclusive).

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Applications Applications Applications for Applications with which with which i which Complete abandoned, Complete Specifi- Provisional Specifica- Specifications sub- lapsed, or i atents sealed. cations lodged. tions lodged. sequently lodged. refused. Number <a - I . _ • of tn New Zea- New Zea- New Zea- H S New Zea- S New Zea- 3 Applicaland or Other land or Other land or _§ £ land or J 'S land or ® £ tlons ' Depend- Countries. Depend- Countries. Depend- X g Depend- -3 g Depend- - a encies, &c. encies, &c. encies, &c. ° encies, &o. ° encies, &e. °° I " ~ 1910 250 443 990 148 254 75 925 125 306 475 1,831 1911 245 434 935 126 258 59 849 86 323 482 1,740 1912 258 507 877 95 275 35 817 78 334 508 1,737 1913 217 467 965 126 249 58 910 94 272 499 1,775 1914 177 426 868 103 228 45 782 96 273 423 1,574 1915 140 286 787 86 322 46 669 78 266 288 1,299 1916 178 297 699 87 194 38 630 67 245 319 1,261 1917 183 360 708 84 203 41 580 57 249 385 1,329 1918 143 454 704 88 245 39 540 72 284 442 1,389 1919 200 685 906 91 279 42 707 77 321 689 1,880 1920 250 890 949 110 249 37 725 123 330 1,030 2,199 1921 194 722 1,080 119 310 42 890 107 1 398 '730 2,115 1922 203 686 1,190 104 328 38 992 92 406 693 2,183 1923 221 701 1,041 112 256 57 933 73 341 728 2,075 1924 190 752 1,032 111 304 35 882 89 356 758 2,085 1925 177 764 1,007 98 324 41 831 99 356 756 2,046 1926 180 804 1,058 95 283 41 917 78 347 795 2,137 1927 153 752 1,028 119 284 49 841 95 330 793 2,052 1928 127 912 905 128 240 44 ... 2 072 1929 141 1,118 867 125 216 40 ... 2 251 1930 120 905 984 94 ] 2,'103 l_

1924-28. 1929. 1930. 1924-28. 1929. 1930. New Zealand .. 1,216-0 1,008 1,119 Java .. .. 0-2 Argentine Republic .. 1-6 1 2 Kenya .. .. 0-2 .. 1 Austria .. .. 1-2 1 7 Mauritius .. .. 0-2 Belgium .. .. 7-2 13 4 Mexico .. .. 1-0 Canada .. .. 12-2 15 7 Netherlands .. . . 13-2 19 31 Cllta •• •• 04 .. .. New South Wales .. 123-8 123 119 Czecho-Slovakia .. 1-6 2 . . Northern Nigeria .. 0-2 Denmark . . .. 9-4 11 7 Norway .. .. 2-4 2 4 Dutch East Indies .. 0-2 .. .. Peru .. .. 1 Egypt • • • • 0-2 .. .. Queensland .. .. 17-4 15 18 Federated Malay States 0-4 .. . . South Australia .. 22-4 18 11 Finland .. .. .. 1 1 Southern Rhodesia . . .. .. 1 Fiji • • • • 0-2 1 .. Spain .. .. 0-4 1 France .. .. 23-0 35 17 Sweden .. .. 7-4 9 7 Germany . . . . 30-4 80 50 Switzerland .. . . 6-6 8 5 Great Britain .. 333-4 495 324 Tasmania .. .. 6-2 2 2 Hawaii .. .. 0-2 .. . . Union of South Africa 4-6 14 6 Hungary .. .. 0-8 2 United States of America 203-2 219 197 India .. .. 1-8 .. .. Victoria .. .. 121-4 150 151 Irish Free State .. .. 1 2 Western Australia .. 7-4 5 4 Italy .. .. 7-2 8 10 Western Samoa .. 0-2 Japan .. .. 1-0 1

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G.—Number of Applications for Patents for the Different Classes of Inventions in each of the Years 1929 and 1930, together with the Average for the Years 1924-28 (inclusive).

Note. —Owing to some inventions being classified under more than one heading, the figures will total more than the actual number of applications received.

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Class. 1924-28 1929. 1930. Class. 1924-28 1929. 1930. Advertising and displaying signs, 32-4 24 23 Illuminating (except gas-manufac- 66-6 60 59 &c. ture) Aeronautics .. .. .. 5-2 24 12 Indicating, calculating, and measur- 59-8 74 80 Amusements, music, exercisers, 75-4 56 72 ing (including moisture-testers) games, toAttaching and securing (including 40-4 30 24 Kitchen utensils and cooking 62-6 45 56 bolts, ties, &c.) appliances (including ovens) Boilers (steam) .. .. .. 14-6 22 9 Lifting, hauling, and loading .. 54-2 4!) 41 Boots and shoes .. .. 33-8 25 30 Locks, latches, and hinges .. 29-0 32 23 Bottles, bottling, and glass-working 30-4 44 46 Boxes, cans, and casks .. .. 83-6 58 84 Marine and submarine (including 22-4 18 22 Brewing, distilling, &c. .. .. 11-4 18 18 lake and river engineering) Brooms and brushes (including 17-8 14 14 Marking (tickets, labels, &c.) .. 8-8 16 16 mops) Medicines and surgical appliances 30-4 27 40 Building-construction .. .. 38-2 53 28 (including ear-instruments, dental Building - construction (brick and 51-2 51 33 work, &c.) cement compositions and mould- Metal-working (including welding, 32-0 40 27 ing) stamping, and plating) Building-construction (windows and 28-2 29 34 Milking-machines* .. .. 53-4 45 38 doors) Minerals (including filtration, lixi- 19-4 19 11 viation, screens, &c.) Chemicals .. . • • • 31-6 29 24 Minerals (magnetic separators) .. 0-8 3 — Cleaning, polishing, &c. .. .. 24-6 44 30 Minerals (stampers and pulverizers) 3-2 5 3 Closets and urinals .. .. 23-0 31 32 Coin-freed mechanism .. .. 6-8 21 8 Oils and lubricators .. .. 31-0 26 J25 Cooling and freezing .. .. 20-0 42 33 Cultivating and tilling .. .. 52-8 58 61 Paints and painting (including 14-6 24 19 Cutting and sawing, and tools .. 63-2 49 66 kauri-gum) Pipes, tubes, and hose .. .. 26-6 31 18 Dairying* .. .. •• 47-2 51 52 Preserving .. .. .. 13-6 19 15 Drains and sewers . • • • 7-4 4 7 Presses .. .. • • 8-8 9 11 Dredging and excavating (including 13-2 11 6 Printing and photography .. 32-0 53 37 rock-drills) Pumps and sprayers (except rotary 20-0 23 23 Drying .. .. ■. 20-0 21 22 pumps) Electricity and magnetism .. 130-8 146 121 Railways and tramways .. 51-4 38 34 Engines (air, gas, and oil) .. 58-4 47 63 Roads and ways (including road 23-2 25 19 Engines (steam), including rotary 13-2 15 10 watering) pumps Engines (miscellaneous and engine 58-8 37 35 Seed-dressing, chaff-cutting, and 7-0 7 8 accessories), including current threshing motors, solar motors, tide motors, Seed-sowers .. .. .. 16-4 31 29 wave motors, windmills, miscel- Sewing and knitting .. .. 12*2 20 15 laneous motors Sheep and cattle (including veteri- 27-6 35 36 Explosives, firearms, and targets .. 6-0 7 7 nary appliances) Exterminating (including trapping 26-2 26 20 Sheep shearing and clipping .. 11-4 - 8 7 animals) " Shop and hotel fittings .. .. 19-0 25 29 Stationery and paper .. .. 39-8 39 38 Fencing .. .. •. 24*0 27 25 Fencing (strainers) .. • ■ 6-8 2 4 Telephony and telegraphy (including 182-2 242 233 Fibre-dressing (including rope- 24-2 41 22 phonographs, &c.) making) Tobacco . • • • • • 11-8 11 17 Filters • • • • • • 6-6 b 9 Fire alarms, escapes, ladders, and 19-6 21 17 Valves and cocks .. .. 18-0 20 18 extinguishers Vehicles .. •• 194-6 147 112 Pood .. .. .. .. 26-8 22 28 Vehicles (velocipedes) .. .. 42-4 27 26 Furnaces and kilns (including smoke- 16-2 31 15 Ventilating .. .. .. 4-8 10 7 consumers) Furniture and upholstery, desks, 61-2 58 53 Washing and cleansing .. .. 28-2 3b 40 blinds, curtains, &c. Water-supplying .. .. 11-2 7 10 Wearing-apparel .. .. 44-0 34 43 Gas-manufacture for lighting, heat- 9-4 10 II Wools and hides .. ■■ 10-6 12 16 ing, or power purposes Miscellaneous inventions not» m 23-0 34 31 Harness (including horse, &c., covers) 5-6 5 3 other classes, as indiarubberHarvesting and grading .. .. 15-8 34 51 manufacture, fishing-appliances, Heating, and fuel-manufacture .. 64-0 49 36 &c. * Prior to 1911, milking machines were included in class "Dairying," but are now a separate class.

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H.—Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st December, 1930 (inclusive).

I.—Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in each of the Years 1928, 1929, and 1930.

J.—Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand or Dependencies, etc., and in other Countries in each of the Years 1929 and 1930, together with the Average for the Years 1924-28 (inclusive).

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H. — Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st December, 1930 (inclusive). Number , Total on which , - Number of Letters Patent 0 u - a {, e S,. S °? Applications. have been w £ loh Pl " al sealed. " Act of 1860 ... ... 1861 to 1870 ... ... 109 109 109 1870 ... ... 1871 to 1883 ... ... 881 687 465 1883... ... 1884 to 1889 ... ... 3,170 1,757 368 Acts of 1889 and 1908 1890 to 30th June, 1912 ... 27,419 12,711 2,591 Act of 1911 ... ... 1st July;, 1921, to 30th Jun®, 1922 16,750 7,773 1,660 „ 1921-22 ... ... 17,901 10,162 875 Grand totals ... _ ... _ 66,230 33,199 6,068 I. —Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in each of the Years 1928, 1929, and 1930. j 1928. 1929. 1930. Class 1— Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, 90 70 62 and jewellery Class 2. —Books and bookbinding of all materials .. .. .. .. 2 4 Class 3.—Articles composed wholly of wood, bone, ivory, papier-mache, or 39 20 28 other solid substances not included in other classes, or of materials in which such substances predominate Class 4.—Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, clay 5 8 14 (burnt or baked), or cement, or in which such materials predominate ' Class 5.—Articles composed wholly of paper, cardboard, millboard, or straw- 4 7 15 board (except articles included in Class 2, and paperhangings), or in which such materials predominate Class 6. Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leather predomi- . .. 4 nates, not included in other classes Class 7.—Paperhangings .. .. Class 8. —Carpets, rugs, and floor-coverings in all materials .. .. 1 Class 9,—Lace .. .. .. .. ... Class 10.—Boots and shoes Class 11. —Millinery and wearing-apparel (except boots and shoes) .. 9 3 8 Class 12.—Goods not included in other classes .. .. .. . . 5 4 4 Class 13.—Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods (other than checks 7 1 20 or stripes) Class 14.—Printed or woven designs on handkerchiefs and shawls (other than checks or stripes) Class 15.—Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods or on handkerchiefs 3 7 10 or shawls being checks or stripes 1 1 163 125 169 J.—Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand or Dependencies, etc., and in other Countries in each of the Years 1929 and 1930, together with the Average for the Years 1924-28 (inclusive). 1924-28. 1929. j 1930. , 1924-28. 1929. 1930. New Zealand .. .. 481-6 512 535 Japan .. .. 1-0 .. 4 Austria .. .. 1-6 1 .. Netherlands .. 11-0 23 23 Belgium .. ..1-2 6 4 New South Wales .. 71-4 112 66 Canada .. .. 20-0 13 18 Northern Ireland .. 1-6 6 Ceylon .. .. 0-4 .. .. Norway .. .. 1-8 .. 3 China .. .. 0-2 .. 1 Palestine .. .. 0-2 Cuba .. .. 0-2 3 .. Queensland.. .. 2-4 2 7 Czecho-Slovakia .. 0-2 4 3 South Australia .. 0-8 1 1 Denmark .. .. 2-0 .. .. Spain .. .. 0-4 Dutch East Indies .. 0*2 .. ., Sweden .. 7*2 3 Finland .. .. 4-2 .. .. Switzerland .. 6-6 2 4 France .. .. 16-2 38 9 Tasmania .. .. 0-4 1 Germany .. .. 70-4 41 4-2 Union of South Africa 1-8 2 "2 Hawaii .. .... .. 1 United States of Amer- 202-6 191 196 Great Britain .. 309-2 340 322 ica Hungary .. .. 0-2 .. .. Victoria .. .. 60-6 71 26 India • • • • 0-2 .. .. Western Australia .. 0-2 Italy .. .. 4-6 3 .. Western Samoa .. 0-2

H. — Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st December, 1930 (inclusive). Number , Total on which , - Number of Letters Patent 0 u - a {, e S,. S °? Applications. have been w £ loh Pl " al sealed. " Act of 1860 ... ... 1861 to 1870 ... ... 109 109 109 1870 ... ... 1871 to 1883 ... ... 881 687 465 1883... ... 1884 to 1889 ... ... 3,170 1,757 368 Acts of 1889 and 1908 1890 to 30th June, 1912 ... 27,419 12,711 2,591 Act of 1911 ... ... 1st July;, 1921, to 30th Jun®, 1922 16,750 7,773 1,660 „ 1921-22 ... ... 17,901 10,162 875 Grand totals ... _ ... _ 66,230 33,199 6,068 I.—Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in each of the Years 1928, 1929, and 1930. j 1928. 1929. 1930. Class 1— Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, 90 70 62 and jewellery Class 2.—Books and bookbinding of all materials .. .. .. .. 2 4 Class 3.—Articles composed wholly of wood, bone, ivory, papier-mache, or 39 20 28 other solid substances not included in other classes, or of materials in which such substances predominate Class 4.—Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, clay 5 8 14 (burnt or baked), or cement, or in which such materials predominate ' Class 5.—Articles composed wholly of paper, cardboard, millboard, or straw- 4 7 15 board (except articles included in Class 2, and paperhangings), or in which such materials predominate Class 6. Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leather predomi- . .. 4 nates, not included in other classes Class 7.—Paperhangings .. .. Class 8.—Carpets, rugs, and floor-coverings in all materials .. .. 1 Class 9,—Lace .. .. .. .. ... Class 10.—Boots and shoes Class 11.—Millinery and wearing-apparel (except boots and shoes) .. 9 3 8 Class 12.—Goods not included in other classes .. .. .. . . 5 4 4 Class 13.—Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods (other than checks 7 1 20 or stripes) Class 14.—Printed or woven designs on handkerchiefs and shawls (other than checks or stripes) Class 15.—Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods or on handkerchiefs 3 7 10 or shawls being checks or stripes 1 1 163 125 169 J.—Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand or Dependencies, etc., and in other Countries in each of the Years 1929 and 1930, together with the Average for the Years 1924-28 (inclusive). 1924-28. 1929. j 1930. , 1924-28. 1929. 1930. New Zealand .. .. 481-6 512 535 Japan .. .. 1-0 .. 4 Austria .. .. 1-6 1 .. Netherlands .. 11-0 23 23 Belgium .. ..1-2 6 4 New South Wales .. 71-4 112 66 Canada .. .. 20-0 13 18 Northern Ireland .. 1-6 6 Ceylon .. .. 0-4 .. .. Norway .. .. 1-8 .. 3 China .. .. 0-2 .. 1 Palestine .. .. 0-2 Cuba .. .. 0-2 3 .. Queensland.. .. 2-4 2 7 Czecho-Slovakia .. 0-2 4 3 South Australia .. 0-8 1 1 Denmark .. .. 2-0 .. .. Spain .. .. 0-4 Dutch East Indies .. 0*2 .. ., Sweden .. 7*2 3 Finland .. .. 4-2 .. .. Switzerland .. 6-6 2 4 France .. .. 16-2 38 9 Tasmania .. .. 0-4 1 Germany .. .. 70-4 41 4-2 Union of South Africa 1-8 2 "2 Hawaii .. .... .. 1 United States of Amer- 202-6 191 196 Great Britain .. 309-2 340 322 ica Hungary .. .. 0-2 .. .. Victoria .. .. 60-6 71 26 India • • • • 0-2 .. .. Western Australia .. 0-2 Italy .. .. 4-6 3 .. Western Samoa .. 0-2

H. — Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st December, 1930 (inclusive). Number , Total on which , - Number of Letters Patent 0 u - a {, e S,. S °? Applications. have been w £ loh Pl " al sealed. " Act of 1860 ... ... 1861 to 1870 ... ... 109 109 109 1870 ... ... 1871 to 1883 ... ... 881 687 465 1883... ... 1884 to 1889 ... ... 3,170 1,757 368 Acts of 1889 and 1908 1890 to 30th June, 1912 ... 27,419 12,711 2,591 Act of 1911 ... ... 1st July;, 1921, to 30th Jun®, 1922 16,750 7,773 1,660 „ 1921-22 ... ... 17,901 10,162 875 Grand totals ... _ ... _ 66,230 33,199 6,068 I.—Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in each of the Years 1928, 1929, and 1930. j 1928. 1929. 1930. Class 1— Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, 90 70 62 and jewellery Class 2.—Books and bookbinding of all materials .. .. .. .. 2 4 Class 3.—Articles composed wholly of wood, bone, ivory, papier-mache, or 39 20 28 other solid substances not included in other classes, or of materials in which such substances predominate Class 4.—Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, clay 5 8 14 (burnt or baked), or cement, or in which such materials predominate ' Class 5.—Articles composed wholly of paper, cardboard, millboard, or straw- 4 7 15 board (except articles included in Class 2, and paperhangings), or in which such materials predominate Class 6. Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leather predomi- . .. 4 nates, not included in other classes Class 7.—Paperhangings .. .. Class 8.—Carpets, rugs, and floor-coverings in all materials .. .. 1 Class 9,—Lace .. .. .. .. ... Class 10.—Boots and shoes Class 11.—Millinery and wearing-apparel (except boots and shoes) .. 9 3 8 Class 12.—Goods not included in other classes .. .. .. . . 5 4 4 Class 13.—Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods (other than checks 7 1 20 or stripes) Class 14.—Printed or woven designs on handkerchiefs and shawls (other than checks or stripes) Class 15.—Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods or on handkerchiefs 3 7 10 or shawls being checks or stripes 1 1 163 125 169 J.—Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand or Dependencies, etc., and in other Countries in each of the Years 1929 and 1930, together with the Average for the Years 1924-28 (inclusive). 1924-28. 1929. j 1930. , 1924-28. 1929. 1930. New Zealand .. .. 481-6 512 535 Japan .. .. 1-0 .. 4 Austria .. .. 1-6 1 .. Netherlands .. 11-0 23 23 Belgium .. ..1-2 6 4 New South Wales .. 71-4 112 66 Canada .. .. 20-0 13 18 Northern Ireland .. 1-6 6 Ceylon .. .. 0-4 .. .. Norway .. .. 1-8 .. 3 China .. .. 0-2 .. 1 Palestine .. .. 0-2 Cuba .. .. 0-2 3 .. Queensland.. .. 2-4 2 7 Czecho-Slovakia .. 0-2 4 3 South Australia .. 0-8 1 1 Denmark .. .. 2-0 .. .. Spain .. .. 0-4 Dutch East Indies .. 0*2 .. ., Sweden .. 7*2 3 Finland .. .. 4-2 .. .. Switzerland .. 6-6 2 4 France .. .. 16-2 38 9 Tasmania .. .. 0-4 1 Germany .. .. 70-4 41 4-2 Union of South Africa 1-8 2 "2 Hawaii .. .... .. 1 United States of Amer- 202-6 191 196 Great Britain .. 309-2 340 322 ica Hungary .. .. 0-2 .. .. Victoria .. .. 60-6 71 26 India • • • • 0-2 .. .. Western Australia .. 0-2 Italy .. .. 4-6 3 .. Western Samoa .. 0-2

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Class. Classification of Goods. 1924-28. 1929. 1930. 1 Chemical substances used in manufactures, photography, or 1 philosophical 56 • 0 40 69 research, and anti-corrosives 2 Chemical substances used for agricultural, horticultural, veterinary, and sanitary 43 • 6 55 52 purposes 3 Chemical substances prepared for use in medicine and pharmacy .. .. 75'6 77 108 4 Raw or partly prepared vegetable, animal, and mineral substances used in 20-2 13 29 manufactures'not included in other classes 5 Unwrought and partly wrought metals used in manufacture .. .. 13-8 19 12 6 Machinery of all kinds, ami parts of machinery, except agricultural and horti- 44-0 48 43 cultural machines included in Class 7 7 Agricultural and horticultural machinery, and parts of such machinery .. 8-4 7 12 8 Philosophical instruments, scientific instruments, and apparatus for useful 68-6 76 65 purposes ; instruments and apparatus for teaching 9 Musical instruments .. .. .. ., .. .. .. 15.4 20 5 10 Horological instruments .. .. .. .. .. .. 8-2 5 3 11 Instruments, apparatus, and contrivances, not medicated, for surgical or curative 11-0 9 14 purposes, or in relation to the health of men or animals 12 Cutlery and edge tools .. .. .. .. .. .. 12-0 5 20 13 Metal goods not included in other classes .. .. .. .. 47-6 56 36 14 Goods of precious metals (including aluminium, nickel, Britannia-metal, &c.) 6-6 2 2 and jewellery, and imitations of such goods and jewellery 15 Glass .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. io-4 13 13 16 Porcelain and earthenware .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-2 7 3 17 Manufactures from mineral and other substances for building or decoration .. 21-6 13 18 18 Engineering, architectural, and building contrivances .. .. .. 16-6 19 11 19 Arms, ammunition, and stores not included in Class-20 .. .. .. 1-6 .. 1 20 Explosive substances .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-4 .. 2 21 Naval architectural contrivances and naval equipments not included in Classes 1-4 19 and 20 22 Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20-8 20 13 23 (a) Cotton-yarn; (b) sewing cotton .. .. .. .. .. 4-6 2 1 24 Cotton piece-goods of all kinds .. .. .. .. .. 27-6 38 25 25 Cotton goods not included in Classes 23, 24, and 38 .. .. .. 7-4 10 6 26 Linen and hemp yarn and thread .. .. .. .. .. 0-2 1 1 27 Linen and hemp piece-goods .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-0 2 2 28 Linen and hemp goods not included in Classes 26, 27, and 50 .. .. 1-8 3 29 Jute yarns and tissues, and other articles made of jute not included in Class 50 0-8 1 30 Silk, spun, thrown, or sewing .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-6 3 31 Silk piece-goods .. .. .. .. ... .. .. 4-8 5 3 32 Other silk goods not included in Classes 30 and 31 .. .. .. 1-8 I 33 Yarns of wool, worsted, or hair .. '.. .. .. .. 3-8 2 34 Cloths and stuffs of wool, worsted, or hair .. .. .. .. 5-4 4 4 35 Woollen and worsted and hair goods not included in Classes 33 and 34 2-0 1 1 36 Carpets, floorcloth, and oilcloth .. .. .. .. .. 4-2 12 2 37 Leather, skins (unwrought and wrought), and articles made of leather not 9-6 12 5 included in other classes 38 Articles of clothing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100-8 115 77 39 Paper (except paperhangings), stationery, and bookbinding .. .. 45-0 46 44 40 Goods manufactured from indiarubber and guttapercha not included in other 13-2 25 18 classes 41 Furniture and upholstery .. .. .. .. .. .. 8-2 15 12 42 Substances used as food or as ingredients in food .. .. .. 188-8 236 238 43 Fermented-liquors and spirits .. .. .. .. .. .. 39-8 34 29 44 Mineral and aerated waters (natural and artificial), including ginger-beer .. 12-4 18 13 45 Tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured .. .. .. 28-6 26 21 46 Seeds for agricultural and horticultural purposes .. .. .. 1-4 5 2 47 Candles, common soap, detergents ; illuminating, heating, or lubricating oils; 91-6 66 67 matches ; and starch, blue, and other preparations for laundry purposes 48 Perfumery (including toilet articles), preparations for the teeth and hair, and 58-8 53 64 perfumed soap 49 Games of all kinds, and sporting articles not included in other classes .. 12-6 13 II 50 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76-4 106 88