CO129-445 - Public Offices - 1917 — Page 399

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and a time limit fixed for a Registration enactment being

passed.

For that reason is it not necessary to get all the details properly prepared and the British "irreducible minimum agreed upon?

A notable instance of what would be a troublesome

matter to settle is as to whether the Trade Marks deposited at the Customs House during the last 15 years are to be accepted for registration without objection being allowed.

I personally know of certain applications having been lodged for well known British Trade Marka by Japanese Manufacturers who themselves informed Le of the fact of having deposited these Trade Marks after acquiring registered rights in Japan, and doubtless there are hundreds of similar

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I may be wrong but I certainly think that if the whole position of the origin of the British Proprietory Marks were definitely set out to the Japanese Authorities and the determination of the British not to accept any legislation which did not recognise "priority of user" as the basis of acceptance for registration, the Japanese Authorities would be prepared to accept an amendment on this point rather than run the risk of not acquiring registration for their bona fide marks and of which they doubtless have a fair quantity

for goods other than Cotton Piece Goods,

I am, etc.,

(Signed) F. J. Norbury.

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