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ORDINANCE No. 14 or 1862.

Patents.

had been granted with an extension thereof to this Colony by Her Majesty under the provisions of the Statutes now in force in England or as near thereto as the circumstances of this Colony will admit of.

any

5. In case Her Majesty shall, by the advice of the Judicial Commit- Letters tee of Her Majesty's Privy Council, extend the privileges of Patent in England for any invention for any period, it shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council to extend in like manner such Letters Patent if already granted for this Colony or otherwise to grant original Letters Patent for a like extended period for the same invention.

SCHEDULE A.

FORM OF PETITION.

The humble petition of A.B., (or as the case may be of C. D. as agent for A.B.) &c. That your petitioner (or as the case may be, that A.B. of whom your petitioner is the agent, assignee, executor or administrator) has obtained Her Majesty's Letters Patent lated the

day of

18 for (state the title of the invention as years from the granted) and that such Letters Patent are to continue in force for

day of

186

•

That your petitioner believes that the said invention is not now and has not hitherto been publicly used in this Colony.

That the following is the description of the said invention (here state the particulars shortly in accordance with the specification on which the Letters Patent in England were granted).

Your petitioner therefore prays for leave to file a specification of the said invention pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 14 of 1862.

And your petitioner will ever pray,

SCHEDULE B.

&c.

is) in possession

I (here insert name, condition, and place of residence) do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am (or if made by an agent, then that A.B. of absolutely (or if made in respect of a locally confined interest then within the Colony of Hongkong or according to fact) of an invention for (state the nature of the invention in terms of the English Patent) and which invention, I believe, will in all probability be of great public utility within Hongkong; and that the same is not publicly used within the said Colony; and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the instrument in writing under my hand hereunto annexed particularly describes and ascertains the nature of the said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed. Dated the

18

day of

539

When and how Letters Patent may be granted for an extended period.

[See Ordinance

No. 6 of 1830.]

(Signed)