Chapter 132. To amend sections 476, 482, and 4934 of the Revised Statutes, sections 1 and 14 of the Trade-Mark Act of February 20, 1905, as amended, and section 1 (b) of the Trade-Mark Act of March 19, 1920, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 132.— An Act To amend sections 476, 482, and 4934 of the Revised Statutes, sections 1 and 14 of the Trade-Mark Act of February 20, 1905, as amended, and section 1
(b)of the Trade-Mark Act of March 19, 1920, and for other purposes. April 11, 1930.[[H. R. 10076](/us/bill/71/hr/10076).][[Public, No. 112](/us/pl/71/112).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 476 Patent Office.Vol. 44, p. 1098.[U. S. C., p. 1165](/us/usc/p1165).of the Revised Statutes, as amended (United States Code, title 35, section 2), is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 476. There shall be in the Patent Office a Commissioner of Commissioner, assistants, etc.[R. S., sec. 476, p. 80, amended](/us/rs/s476/p80).*Post*, p. 209.Patents, one first assistant commissioner, two assistant commissioners, and nine examiners in chief, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The first assistant commissioner and the assistant commissioners shall perform such duties pertaining to the office of commissioner as may be assigned to them, respectively, from time to time by the Commissioner of Patents. All other officers, clerks, and employees authorized Other officers, etc.by law for the office shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce upon the nomination of the Commissioner of Patents, in accordance with existing law.” " Sec. 2. Section 482 of the Revised Statutes as amended (United Assistant commissioners.Vol. 44, p. 1336, amended.[U. S. C., p. 1165](/us/usc/p1165).States Code, title 35, section 7) is hereby amended by substituting the words “assistant commissioners” for the words “ assistant commissioner,” in conformity with the provisions of section 1 of this bill. Sec. 3. Section 4934 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (United Vol. 42, p. 393, amended.[U. S. C., p. 1172](/us/usc/p1172).States Code, title 35, section 78), is amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 4934. The following shall be the rates for patent fees: Rates for fees.Vol. 44, p. 1337.[U. S. C., Supp. IV, p. 510](/us/usc/p510). “On filing each original application for a patent, except in design cases, $25, and $1 for each claim in excess of twenty. “On issuing each original patent, except in design cases, $25, and $1 for each claim in excess of twenty. “In design cases: For three years and six months, $10; for seven years, $15; for fourteen years, $30. “On every application for the reissue of a patent, $30. “On filing each disclaimer, $10. “On an appeal for the first time from the primary examiners to the Board of Appeals, $15. “On every appeal from the examiner of interferences to the Board of Appeals, $25. “For uncertified printed copies of specifications and drawings of Uncertified copies.patents, 10 cents per copy: *Provided*, That the Commissioner of *Provisos*.To public libraries.Patents may supply public libraries of the United States with such copies as published, for $50 per annum: *Provided further*, That the Exchange tor foreign patents.Commissioner of Patents may exchange copies of United States patents for those of foreign countries. “For copies of records made by the Patent Office, excluding printed copies, 10 cents per hundred words. “For each certificate, 50 cents. “For recording every assignment, agreement, power of attorney, Recording assignments.or other paper not exceeding six pages, $3; for each additional two pages or less, $1; for each additional patent or application included or involved in one writing, where more than one is so included or involved, 50 cents additional. “For copies of drawings, the reasonable cost of making them.” " Sec. 4. That sections 1 and 14 of the Act entitled “An Act to Trade-marks.Registration fee.Vol. 33, p. 728.authorize the registration of trade-marks used in commerce with foreign nations or among the several States or with Indian tribes, and to protect the same,” approved February 20, 1905, as amended [U. S. C., p. 364](/us/usc/p364).(United States Code, title 15, section 81); and section 1
(b)of the Act of March 19, 1920, entitled “An Act to give effect to certain Vol. 41, p. 533, amended.provisions of the Convention for the Protection of Trade-Marks 156and Commercial Names, made and signed in the city of Buenos Aires, in the Argentine Republic, August 20, 1910, and for other purposes” (United States Code, title 15, section 109) are hereby amended by providing that the fee for registration of trade-marks and renewals of registrations shall be $15. Sec. 5. Money for Patent Office to be appropriated from its revenues. The money required for the Patent Office each year, commencing with the fiscal year 1932, shall be appropriated by law out of the revenues of that office, except as otherwise provided by law. Sec. 6. Destruction, etc., of abandoned applications, files, etc. The Commissioner of Patents is hereby authorized to annually destroy or otherwise dispose of all the files and papers belonging to all abandoned applications which have been on file for more than twenty years. Sec. 7. Effective dates. This Act shall take effect upon the date of its enactment, except that sections 3 and 4 shall take effect on the 1st day of June, 1930. Approved, April 11, 1930.