This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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290
[November 26.]
SECTION 1.
No. 1.
Sir M. Durand to Sir Edward Grey.-
(Received November 26.)
(No. 194.) Sir,
Washington, November 11, 1906.
WITH reference to my despatch No. 31 of the 22nd February last, inclosing copy of a note from the Secretary of State, in which the objections of the United States' Government to section 25 of the draft Regulations for the registration of trade-marks in China are set forth and certain amendments proposed, I have now the honour to forward to you herewith copies of a further note and inclosures which I have received from Mr. Root on this subject.
From the correspondence inclosed in this note it will be seen that the United States' Government have withdrawn their objection to Article 25, on the understanding that the following addition be made to Article 7, viz.:-"The right of priority shall extend only to such trade-marks as have been registered in a foreign country after the going into effect of the law."
On the acceptance of this amendment by the Governments interested the United States' Minister at Peking will be instructed to accept the project.
I wish to point out that the first paragraph of Mr. Root's note of the 15th instant contains a slight inaccuracy. The note of the 17th February, to which he refers, did not inclose a Memorandum, but dealt directly with the question.
I have, &c. (Signed)
H. M. DURAND.
Inclosure 1 in No. 1.
Excellency,
Mr. Root to Sir M. Durand.
Department of State, Washington, October 15, 1906.
IN my note of the 17th February last I had the honour to inclose a copy of a Memorandum regarding the protection of trade-marks in China, in reply to the Memorandum of the German Ambassador of the 18th January last.
In a note of the 12th May the German Ambassador submitted some remarks of his Government on this Memorandum, which have had my careful consideration, and I have now written to the German Ambassador that this Government is prepared, on certain conditions, to withdraw its objection to section 25 of the project for the protection of trade-marks in China formulated by the Representatives at Peking of Germany, France, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Great Britain.
I have the honour to inclose, for your information, copies of these two notes. Upon the acceptance by the Governments named above of the addition to Article 7 as stated to the German Ambassador, the American Minister at Peking will be instructed to agree to the project formulated by the Representatives of the above-mentioned Powers.
I have, &c.
(Signed)
ELIHU ROOT.
(Translation.)
M. von Sternburg to Mr. Root.
Imperial German Embassy, Washington, May 12, 1906.
Mr. Secretary of State,
THE Memorandum of the State Department of the 17th February last, concerning the regulation of the protection of trade-marks in China, has been laid
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This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[39660]
290
[November 26.}
SECTION 1.
No. 1.
Sir M. Durand to Sir Edward Grey.-
(Received November 26.)
(No. 194.) Sir,
Washington, November 11, 1906. WITH reference to my despatch No. 31 of the 22nd February last. inclosing covy of a note from the Secretary of State, in which the objections of the United States' Government to section 25 of the draft Regulations for the registration of trade-marks in China are set forth and certain amendments proposed, I have now the honour to forward to you herewith copies of a further note and inclosures which I have received from Mr. Root on this subject.
From the correspondence inclosed in this note it will be seen that the United States' Government have withdrawn their objection to Article 25, on the under- standing that the following addition be made to Article 7, viz. :-" The right of priority shall extend only to such trade-marks as have been registered in a foreign country after the going into effect of the law"
On the acceptance of this amendment by the Governments interested the United States' Minister at Peking will be instructed to accept the project.
I wish to point out that the first paragraph of Mr. Root's note of the 15th instant contains a slight inaccuracy. The note of the 17th February, to which he refers, did not inclose a Memorandum, but dealt directly with the question.
I have, &c. (Sigued)
H. M. DURAND.
Inclosure 1 in No. 1.
Excellency,
Mr. Root to Sir M. Durand.
Department of State, Washington, October 15, 1906.
IN my note of the 17th February last I had the honour to inclose a copy of a Memorandum regarding the protection of trade-marks in China. in reply to the In a note of Memorandum of the German Ambassador of the 18th January last.
the 12th May the German Ambassador submitted some remarks of his Government on this Memorandum, which have had my careful consideration, and I have now written to the German Ambassador that this Government is prepared, on certain conditions, to withdraw its objection to section 25 of the project for the protection of trade-marks in China formulated by the Representatives at Peking of Germany, I have the honour to inclose, France, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Great Britain.
for your information, copies of these two notes. Upon the acceptance by the Govern- ments named above of the addition to Article 7 as stated to the German Ambassador, the American Minister at Peking will be instructed to agree to the project formulated by the Representatives of the above-mentioned Powers.
Inclosure 2 in No. 1.
I have, &c.
(Signed)
ELIHU ROOT.
(Translation.)
M. von Sternburg to Mr. Root.
Imperial German Embassy, Washington, May 12, 1906. Mr. Secretary of State,
THE Memorandum of the State Department of the 17th February last, concerning the regulation of the protection of trade-marks in China, has been laid
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