Patent and Trade-Mark Laws of the Spanish-American Republics; Brazil, and the Republic of Haiti (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...property if not published within thirty years, to be counted from the date of registration. Art. 66. Patents of invention shall become public property if not put into practice within two years, to be counted from the date of the inscription. Art. 67. Patents of invention which are not used for three consecutive years shall become public property. Art. 68. The power to declare that the ownership of scientific, literary, or artistic work is extinct belongs to the Secretary of Public Instruction, but the power to do so in regard to inventions and discoveries belongs to the Secretary of Fomento. Art. 69. The extinction of the ownership shall be made known to the public in the official paper (Diario Oficial) within eight days after the date of the decree by which it was declared. Art. 70. If the publication referred to in the preceding article is not made, any interested party shall have the right to demand it. Chapter LX. Penal provisions. Art. 71. Usurpers of intellectual property shall be held responsible civilly and criminally, as provided by section 3 of article 496 of the Penal Code. Art. 72. The responsibility for usurpations committed through publication shall belong primarily to the author of the fraud, and secondly to the editor and printer, unless they prove to be not guilty. Art. 73. The responsibility for usurpations committed through execution or exhibition shall belong primarily to the person or firm in whose name the execution or exhibition appears to be made, and secondly to the executor or exhibitor. Art. 74. In cases of infringement of patents, the responsibility for the infringement shall belong primarily to the person for whose account the infringement is made, and secondly to those who actually commit the infringement, unless...