Chapter 535. To amend the patent and trade-mark laws, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 535.— An Act To amend the patent and trade-mark laws, and for other purposes. March 4, 1925.[[H. R. 21](/us/bill/68/hr/21).][[Public, No. 610](/us/pl/68/610).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Patent Office.Certificates to rectify office mistake in registration to be issued and recorded. That whenever a mistake in a patent or trade-mark registration, incurred through the fault of the Patent Office, is clearly disclosed by the records or files of the office, a certificate, stating the fact and nature of such mistake, signed by the Commissioner of Patents and sealed with the seal of the Patent Office, may be issued, without charge, and recorded in the records of patents or trade-marks, and a printed copy thereof attached to each printed copy of the patent or trade-mark registra1269 tion, and such certificate shall thereafter be considered as part ofMade a part and with legal effect of the original. the original, and every patent or trade-mark registration, together with such certificate, shall have the same effect and operation in law on the trial of all actions for causes thereafter arising as if the same had been originally issued in such corrected form.
AllPrevious certificates validated. such certificates heretofore issued in accordance with the rules of the Patent Office and the patents or trade-mark registrations to which they are attached shall have the same force and effect as if such certificates had been specifically authorized by statute. Sec. 2. That section 892 of the Revised Statutes be, and the sameRecords, etc. is hereby, amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 892. Written or printed copies of any records, books,Copies authenticated by the seal and certified by Commissioner or other officer accepted as evidence. papers, or drawings belonging to the Patent Office, of letters patent, of certificates of registration of trade-marks, labels, or prints, authenticated by the seal of the Patent Office and certified by the commissioner thereof, or in his name attested by a chief of division duly designated by the commissioner, shall be evidence in all cases wherein the originals could be evidence; and any person making applicationIssue on paying fee. therefor and paying the fee required by law shall have certified copies thereof.
” " Sec. 3. That section 11 of the Trade-Mark Act of February 20,Trade marks.Vol. 33, p.727, amended. 1905 (Thirty-third Statutes at Large, page 724), be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 11. That certificates of registration of trade-marks shall beRegistration certificates to be under seal of Patent Office signed by Commissioner, etc. issued in the name of the United States of America, under the seal of the Patent Office, and shall either be signed by the Commissioner of Patents or have his name printed thereon and attested by an Assistant Commissioner of Patents or by one of the law examiners duly designated by the Commissioner of Patents, and a record thereof, together with printed copies of the drawing and statement of the applicant, shall be kept in books for that purpose.
The certificate shallDate of application. state the date on which the application for registration was received in the Patent Office. Certificates of registration of trade-marks mayIssue to assignee. be issued to the assignee of the applicant, but the assignment must first be entered of record in the Patent Office.” " Approved, March 4, 1925.