118 Act Ko. 19, 1899.
Fatents.
Act No. 19, 1899.
| pa™s. | An Act to consolidate the Acts relating* to Letters Latent, \20th Noremher, 1899.] |
| ~|AE it enacted by tlic Queen’s 3[ost Excellent Majesty, by and ivitli _ 0 the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Xeiv Soutli 'Males in Parliament assembled, and liy the authority of the same, as follows : — |
PAPvT I.
llepeal and Inierpretation.
| Short title. | 1. This Act may be cited as the “ Patents Act, 1899,” and is divided into Parts, as follows :— |
PAPT T.—Jdepcal and Inlerpretullon—ss. 1-3.
| PAPT | II .—PV'lltNTS— |
1. Letters patent and certificates of provisional registration—
| ss. 1-12. | ' |
2. Assignments and licenses—s. 13.
3. Fegistration—s. 11.
4. Amendmoit o f specijications—ss. 15-18.
5. Ferocation o f patents—s. 19.
0. Supplemental—ss. 29-25.
Kopcal.
| Sttliediilc. | 2. (1) The Acts mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are, to the extent thci-eiie expressed, hereby repealed. |
| Onirors under Acts | (2) All 2)ersons a2)])ointed under the Acts hereby rcjiealed, |
| lu'i’c'by repealed. | and holding office at the time of the jiassing of this Act, shall continue in office as if this Act had been in force Avhen they tvere appointed, and they had been appointed Ih'reunder, and this Act shall apjdy to them accordingly. |
| Roffidalions under | (3) All regulations made under the authority of any Act |
| (Is iciehy r(|i(’,iic(i. | rcjicalcd, and being in I'orce at tlic time of the passing of this Act, sliall be deemed to haA’c been made under the aitthority of this Act. |
| Jnferpretaiion. | 3. In this Act, unless fhc context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires— |
| 42 Vic. No. 27,8. 2. | “ luvcntion” means any invention or improA'cment in the arts or manufactures for Avhich a ^Aatent might have been obtained under tlic ^Vets hereby rejAealed, or forwhicli a jiatent maybe obtained under this Act. |
| Hid. | “ Exhibition” includes any exhibition held by the Agricultural Society of jS'ew South AYales, and any exhibition of rvorks of |
scientific
| Act No. 1!). 1890. | 110 |
Fatents.
scientific invention, or of the fine arts or of industrial art, ■which the Governor may, hy notification in the Gazette, declare to be an exliiljition ivithin llie meanin^^ and for the purposes of this Act.
“ Letter.s patent ” mean,s the lettei's patent mentioned in section 5i vie. No. 3, s. i7.
five of this -Vet.
| “ Patent ” means letters patent. | oo vi,,. No. so, s. c. |
“ Patentee ” iiiclndes a person entitled i'or the time heing to the/ia.
henellt of letters ])atent.
“ Prescribed” means pr('scril)ed hy regailations made under the si vic. No. 3, s. i7.
authority of this Act.
“ Minister ” means the ^Minister of Justice.
PART II.
P a t e n t .s .
1. Letlci's patoil and certificates o f provisional registration.
4. Any person claiming to he the author or designer of any Any person desiring
invention in,…