Patents Law Amendment Act (1879 No 23a) (NSW)

170 No. 27. 42 ̂ VIC. 1879.

Patents Law Amendment.

No. XXVII.

am™ ê/t ' An Act to amend the law relating to Patents for Inventions and Improvements in Arts

or Manufactures. [ 1 9 June, 1879.]

Preamble.

"rTTHEE-EAS by an Act of the Governor and Legislative Council V V passed in the sixteenth year of Her Majesty’s Kcign and

intituled Act to authorize the Governor General with the advice o f the Lxecutice Council to grant letters o f registration fo r all inven­ tions and improvements in the Arts or Manufactures to have the same effect as Letters Latent in England so fa r as regards this Colony” provision was made for the granting of letters of registration for the exclusive enjoyment and advantagi* for a period of not less than seven nor more than fourteen years for all inventions or improvements in the arts or manufactures to the authors or designers thereof their agents or assignees snliject to the conditions and provisions contained in the said Act And whereas it is desirable in view of tbe forthcoming Inter­ national Exhiliition to be beld in Sydney during tbe years one tliousand eight hundred and seventy-nine and one thousand eight hundred and eighty to provide that the authors or designers of all such inventions and improvements as might be protected by letters patent under the said Act shall not be deprived of or prejudiced in the assertion of their patent rights in respect of such inventions and improvements by reason of such inventions or improvements being exhibited or used at or for the purpose of such International or other Exhibition Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by tbe authority of the same as follows ;—

Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the “ Patents Law Amendment

Act.”

Interpretation of

2. In the construction and for the purposes of this Act the expression “ Patents Act” means the Act sixteenth Victoria number twenty-four and the word “ Exhibition” includes the International Exhibition appointed to be held in Sydney during the present or next year as well as any exhibition to be beld in this or any other year by the Agricultural Society of this Colony and any exhibition of Avorks of scientific invention or of the fine arts or of industrial art Avhich the Governor with the advice of the ExecutAe Council may by notifi­ cation in the Gazette declare to be an exhibition Avithin the meaning and for the purposes of this Act And the Avord “ Invention” means any invention or improA'ement in the arts or manufactures such as might be patented under the “ Patents Act.”

terms.

Exhibition of new	3. The exhibition of any ncAv invention at any exhibition shall
inventions not to

prejudice patent not nor shall the publication during the holding of such exhibition

rights.of any description of such inA’cntion nor shall the user of such invention

33 & 34 Vic. cap. 27 for the pui’poscs of such exhibition and Avithin the building or place where the same may be held nor shall the user of such inA^ention elsc- Avhere by any person Avithout the privity and consent of the author or designer thereof prejudice the right of the exhibitor thereof if he be the author or designer thereof to apply for letters of registration for such invention under the Patents Act nor shall the exhibition of such invention invalidate any letters of registration Avhich may be granted under the Patents Act in respect of such invention.