Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1938 — Page 44

OF PATENT QUIZ

Criticizes Role of Certain Corporations in Letter ~ To 0’Mahoney.

“A widening of the current patent

. ‘“dnquiry by the Monopoly Investigat-

ing Committee in Washington was ‘suggested by Robert Notvest, 457 S. ‘Arlington Ave., Indianapolis in- ; ‘ventor. ~ : Mr. Notvest’s plea was based on “the interests of the individual in‘ventor and the consumer.” He ‘criticized the role of certain large ‘corporations. + In a letter to Senator O'Maho- - ‘mney, chairman of the Monopoly Investigating Committee, Mr. Not‘vest stated in part:” * “The Patent Law of the United States, in presuming that invention

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‘is a mental process and can take! place only in the mind of an in“dividual, therefore does not grant’

‘patents to corporations. Yet only a

cursory check on patents reveals NR

‘that over 95 per cent of ail patents issued are either assigned to oy

~‘porations of finally owned by them

The number of inventors exploiting |

‘and marketing their own inventions . 4s insignificantly small. - “So far in your investigation only

the Industrial Titans have testified

‘and only regarding how patents affect their particular industry.

Since it is not conceivable that] &

your investigation is conducted ‘solely in the interest of Big Business and furthermore since no|

patent can be granted without the, 5 existence of an inventor, would it |

not be pertinent and in the public | interest to trv to ascertain: How] does large scale industry reward] the inventor, how does it pay him | for the mental property for which | the U. S. Government has granted | him a monopoly for 17 years? .. .

Simpler Procedure Urged

* “If any revision of the Patent Law is contemplated, it should in the public interest lessen the bur- | den to the inventor of moderate means to protect his mental property; it should simplify Patent Office practice; and. it should shorten and make less expensive the legal procedure in case of infringement. Since it is a basic precept of the American Patent Law that only an

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» Betty Doolittle laces on her | roller skates for a warmup spin | in preparation for the miduight roller party to be held Saturday | night at the Riverside Rink by {| the Riverside Roller Club. The party, arranged to {finance the club’ Ss annual Christmas fund, will | begin at 8:30 p. m.

LAWYERS MEET | TUESDAY NOON

PLAN ELECTION

Two Slates of Candidates; Year-End Reports to Be Presented.

Election of officers and year-end reports of committee chairmen will feature the program of the Indian apolis Lawyers’ Association meeting Tuesday noon at the Hotel Washington.

Two tickets will be on the elec- |

tion ballots. They are: “White” ticket: Davis Harrison, president; George E. Palmer, vice president; Charles W. Holder, secretary; Charles M_ Wells, treasurer, and Charles D. Babcock, John D. Hughes and Russell J. Dean, directors. “Red” ticket: Fred E. Shick, president; William Krieg, vice presidelft; Charles W. Holder, secretary; Julian Bamberger, treasurer, and Floyd W. Burns, Erle A. Kightlinger and Russell I. Richardson, director. A dinner dance will be held by the association tomorrow night at the Hotel Antlers, Mr. Wells, chairman of the dance committee, announced.

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can invent, a much reeded revision |

of the Patent Law should provide

that as soon as the original in-|

ventor through sale, assignment or otherwise, loses title to his patent and same is acquired by a partnership or corporation, a compulsory license must be granted on equal terms to all competitive interests applying for the same.

past 30 years. it looks to him that a revision of the present Patent Taw is less needed than an unbiased, factual, and nonpartisan investigation of a certain trend, which has effectively eliminated numerous small and medium sized producers and concentrated power and control into the hands of a few mammoth corporations.”

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nephew in Canada, delayed today the funeral of Katharine Augusta Carl, internationally known portrait painter, who died last night of a scalding suffered while bathing in her studio apartment. A maid found her unconscious in the bathtub, the hot water running.

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