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Guide from the UK Patent Office Sale Branch on specifications of patents and related publications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\6\ Scan017 | |
| Date | 1st October 1911 | |
| PATENT OFFICE, SALE BRANCH. 25, SOUTHAMPTON BUILDINGS, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON, W.C. SPECIFICATIONS OF PATENTS, &c. Searches (other than those made in pursuance of the Act) cannot be undertaken by the Patent Office. In Ordering Specifications, the number and year of the Patent must be given. These particulars can be obtained by searching the Indexes of Patents, or (for recent Specifications) the Illustrated Official Journal. Date of Printing Specifications.—Specifications are printed fifteen days after the advertisement of the acceptance of the complete Specification, which may take place at any time within twelve (or with extra fee, fifteen) months after the date of application. The acceptance and publication of the printed Specification are notified in the Illustrated Official Journal (Patents). Public Inspection of Documents.—The provisional Specification (if any) and the complete Specification are not open to public inspection, for searches or for copying, until after the acceptance of the complete Specification, except in the case of an application made under the International or Colonial arrangements, where the complete Specification, if not already accepted, becomes open to public inspection at the end of 12 months from the date of the first foreign application. The Specifications of abandoned or void applications (except in the case of void applications under the International or Colonial arrangements) are not printed or open to inspection. Uniform Price.—Specifications are sold at the uniform price of 8d., which includes postage to places within the United Kingdom. The postage to foreign countries is usually 1d. per Specification. Reprinting Specifications.—Subject to the approval of the Comptroller-General the Specification of an expired patent, if out of print, will be reprinted upon prepayment by the purchaser of 4s., in return for which he will receive six copies. Illustrated Official Journal (Patents).—Published every Wednesday, 6d., by post 8d. Annual subscription, including postage, £1 15s.; quarterly subscription, 8s. 9d. Trade Marks Journal.—Published every Wednesday, 6d., by post 8d. Annual subscription, including postage, £1 15s.; quarterly subscription, 8s. 9d. 1876-1887. Nos. 1 to 509. 1s. each number. 1888. Nos. 510 to 561. 1s. 6d. each number. 1889 onwards. Nos. 562 to date. 6d. each number, by post 8d. Abridgments of Specifications in Classes.—The volumes of illustrated abridgments arranged in classes are now complete for the fifty years 1855 to 1904, in eight different series, each containing 146 volumes. The price of each volume is 1s., including inland postage; the complete set of volumes relating to any class can be purchased, price 8s. Postal Arrangements.—Specifications and other publications will be forwarded by post on receipt of the price and postage (if any is charged). Sums of 1s. and above should be remitted by Postal or Post Office Order, payable to the Comptroller-General. Postage stamps sent in payment of any amount exceeding 11d. will be returned. Deposit accounts may be opened, the minimum deposit being £2. Return of Publications.—Unless a wrong number has been supplied through an error on the part of the Patent Office, Specifications or other publications cannot be exchanged. Instructions to Applicants for Patents will be supplied gratis on application. They contain full information as to the mode of procedure to obtain patents in the United Kingdom, a list of Institutions receiving Specifications, Abridgments, Journals, Indexes, &c., and a list of publications. Instructions to persons who wish to register trade marks and designs will also be supplied gratis on application. (32,047). Wt.26,754—2723. 2000. 11/10. A.{Mr Adams}&E.W. (47,051). ,, 20,066—3036. 1000. 10/11. ,, | ||