[Printed pamphlet.] Facts for Inventors and Manufacturers. By W. P. Thompson & Co. (F.C.S., M.I.M.E., M. Council S.C.I., &c.)
16pp., 16mo. Stapled. In fair condition, on aged paper, with slight staining to last leaf. Printed in red on the title-page: 'NOTE. - After perusal, please file this Pamphlet for reference, or to lend to others interested in Patents.' An introductory note by the firm sets out the aims of the work: 'To Patentees and Manufacturers. | This Pamphlet, describing the Law and Practice relating to Patents, is designed as a useful guide to Patentees. It is also written with a view of answering the multitudinous enquiries which we daily receive in the course of a business which for several years past has comprised the largest Provincial and very nearly the largest International Patent Agency in the British Isles.' Headings include: Provisional Protection; Conflicting Applications; Completing the Application; Opposition; Annual Taxes; Extension of Time for Payment of Fees; Prolongation of Term of Patent; Amendment of Specification; Foreign Patents. Scarce: no copy in the British Library or on COPAC.