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Convention shall be recognised in the insular and other possessions and leased
territoriesof the High Contracting Parties in China or in the China or Japan Seas, and reciprocally, all rights accruing in those possessions and territories in res-
pect of inventions, designe and trade marks
duly patented or registered therein shall
be recognised by the competent Courts of
the High Contracting Parties in China and
all legal remedies provided for the pro- tection of such rights shall be duly en-
forced by the Competent Courts.
Article VII. The Board strongly ob-
ject to the inclusion of this Article
which gives six months protection to pirates
It may perhaps ultimately be found requis-
ite to accept it in order to secure the
conclusion of a Convention from which we
have something to gain, but it is thought
that for the present at least its inclusion
in the Convention should be resisted.
Article VIII. The remarks already
made in respect of Article II apply
equally to this proposal.
Article IX. merely deals with the
ratification of the Convention and calls
for no remark.
The Board would suggest the addition
to the draft of an Article prohibiting the use of the Japanese and British Royal Arms (See Sir C.Macdonald's despatch of
March 11th last No. 55 Commercial), and
further
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