EXTRACT FROM

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS FOR THE YEAR 1878

Of the patents, including designs, there were "granted" to the

 

Citizens of the United States ............................................................ 12.354

Subjects of Great Britain, including Canada ............................................ 330

Subjects of France ................................................................................ 60

Subjects of Germany ............................................................................ 98

Subjects of other foreign governments .................................................... 87

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Total ........................................................................................... 12.935

 

Work of the Trade Mark Division

Cases for Action

Cases on hand at the beginning of year ................................................... 52

Trade-marks received during the year ................................................. 1.004

Labels received during the year ............................................................. 711

Amended cases ................................................................................ 1.779

Total cases for action ........................................................................ 4.140

 

Cases Acted Upon

Whole number of trade-marks and labels passed to issue

during the year ................................................................................ 1.990

Whole number of actions other than issues during the year .................... 2.105

Total actions on applications during the year ........................................ 4.095

New cases on hand ................................................................................. 8

Old cases on hand ................................................................................. 43

Answers to miscellaneous letters of inquiry ............................................. 113

Briefs in appeal cases ............................................................................ 39

Interferences declared ........................................................................... 18

Trade-marks registered .......................................................................... 12

Total actions during the year .............................................................. 4.328

 

This exhibit shows an increase over the preceding year, both in the number of applications received for action and in the number of actions made. In 1877 there were 1.377 trade-mark applications and 627 label applications filed in the Office, the fees deposited therewith amounting to $38.187. There were 833 more applications received for action during the year just closed than during the previous year, 227 of which were new and 556 old or amended cases and there were 834 more actions made on applications during the last year than during the preceding year.