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# CHINA TRADE
**CONFIDENTIAL**
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(No. 30.)
(Telegraphic.) P.
No. 1.
1 JUN 08
[April 14.]
## SECTION 1
Sir C. MacDonald to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received April 14.)
SEE my despatch No. 278 of the 21st December. Convention for reciprocal protection of trade-marks.
Tokió, April 14, 1908.
The United States' Ambassador, being anxious to get the question of the Trade-marks Convention between America and Japan settled before the adjournment of Congress, is ready to sign it at once, but I understand that he has not yet received final instructions on the subject of the exclusion from the Convention of patents, designs, and copyrights.
Now, however, China and Corea are brought under one Convention, and the United States' Government have agreed to surrender their extra-territorial jurisdiction in Corea with reference to trade-marks.
The Japanese Government agree to exclude the three years' proviso, but claim in return that before the Convention comes into force there must be an interval of one year. The Americans are ready to agree to six months,
Although "hong" or trade names in Article 5 of the American draft may be altered to "hong marks," this Article is still radically different from the corresponding Article of our draft in its present form.
While apparently satisfied that Japanese Consular Courts will be competent to deal with any questions which may hereafter arise in regard to the Convention, yet, in order to make doubly certain on this score, the Americans propose to arrange for the conclusion of a Protocol, in which they will stipulate for "most-favoured-nation treatment" and demand assurances on certain other points.
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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
2000623
CHINA TRADE.
CONFIDENTIAL.
[13003]
(No. 30.)
(Telegraphic.) P.
No. 1.
1 JUN 08
[April 14.]
SECTION 1,
Sir C. MacDonald to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received April 14.)
SEE my despatch No. 278 of the 21st December. Convention for reciprocal protection of trade-marks.
Tokió, April 14, 1908.
The United States' Ambassador, being anxious to get the question of the Trade- marks Convention between America and Japan settled before the adjournment of Congress, is ready to sign it at once, but I understand that he has not yet received final instructions on the subject of the exclusion from the Convention of patents, designs, and copyrights.
Now, however, China and Corea are brought under one Convention, and the United States' Government have agreed to surrender their extra-territorial jurisdiction in Corea with reference to trade-marks.
The Japanese Government agree to exclude the three years' proviso, but claim in return that before the Convention comes into force there must be an interval of one year. The Americans are ready to agree to six months,
Although "hong" or trade names in Article 5 of the American draft may be altered to "hong marks," this Article is still radically different from the corresponding Article of our draft in its present form.
While apparently satisfied that Japanese Consular Courts will be competent to deal with any questions which may hereafter arise in regard to the Convention, yet, in order to make doubly certain on this score, the Americans propose to arrange for the conclusion of a Protocol, in which they will stipulate for "most-favoured-nation treatment" and demand assurances on certain other points.
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