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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MARCH 28, 1925
Patent Office Transferred
to Department of Commerce
Secretary Hoover Expresses Hope That He
Can Bring Work of the Bureau Up-to-date—
Promises Protection to Americans Abroad
the American Government is to be represented
and where proposals will be made for the
equitable and equal treatment of patentees in all
countries. If this convention should fail to se-
cure primary justice for American patentees, we
shall ask for a complete revision of the patent
laws of the United States which will bring this
about.
"Four years ago the Patent Office was fifteen
months behind in its work, that is, it was fif-
teen months after the receipt of an application
before that application could be considered. Un-
der support given by Congress, and the fine
administration of Secretary Work and Commis-
sioner Robinson, this period has been reduced
to seven months. It is my hope that further
support and continued vigorous administration
of the bureau will bring the bureau up to date
in its work within the next vear or two."
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Hunt Piano Go. Honors
Young Portland Pianist
Representatives of the Premier Baby Grand in
Portland, Me., Tender Reception to Miss Des-
mond to Mark Vaudeville Debut
PORTLAND, ME., March 19.—Miss Helen Frances
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 23.—President Cool-
Desmond, a talented young pianist of this city,
idgc issued an executive order on Thursday
was tendered a reception this week by the Hunt
transferring the United States Patent Office
Piano Co. local representative for the Premier
from the jurisdiction of the Department of the
Baby Grand, in honor of the fact that Miss Des-
Interior to the Department of Commerce,
mond
is about to join America's Premier Grand
thereby placing it under the control of Secre-
Quartet
now appearing on the Keith Vaudeville
tary Hoover.
circuit and using four Premier Baby Grands
The action taken marked the first shifting of
specially finished in white as a feature of the
a Government agency intact, in accordance with
act.
the departmental reorganization plan which has
A number of Portland music lovers were in-
been recommended by both Cabinet officers in
vited
to the reception at which Mr. and Mrs.
volved as well as by the Congressional Com-
Consult the Universal Want Directory of Ralph W. E. Hunt presided as host and hostess,
mittee on Reorganization. It was explained
that this was one of the few instances in which The Review. In it advertisements are inserted and Miss Desmond played several selections
the President has legal authority to transfer an free of charge for men who desire positions. during the course of the evening.
agency from one department to another. Prac-
tically all the other departmental changes rec-
ommended in the reorganization plan require
legislative sanction, and, though the plan has
been before Congress for several years, it has
not been acted upon by either branch.
The Department of Commerce organization
act vests the President with authority to trans-
fer certain bureaus whose work is related to
commerce to that department, and it was under
such authority that the executive order was
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In announcing the change Secretary Hoover
declared that he intended to undertake a vigor-
ous campaign for the removal of present injus-
tices toward American patentees and American
manufacturers.
"At the present time," said Mr. Hoover, "an
American patentee is required in many foreign
countries to continuously manufacture in that
country under his patent or lose his patent
rights. We make no such requirements in the
United States. The consequence is that our in-
ventors and manufacturers, in order to protect
their inventions, have been driven to the estab-
lishment of a large number of factories abroad,
whereas foreign patentees have been able to
use their patents in the United States to ac-
tually prevent manufacture here.
"A list of many large manufacturers estab-
"I cannot let the opportunity pass without com-
lished by American capital abroad in order to
plimenting you on the quality of a set of grand
protect their patents could be enumerated,
(reinforced) hammers purchased from you early in
whereas there has been no establishment of
February which were for a high grade piano owned
manufacturers in this country for this reason.
by one of Brooklyn's leading musicians.
In fact, a foreign patentee, by registering his
"After gluing on the hammers and letting them
patent in the United States, can hold it for sev-
settle I filed them with a No. y 2 sandpaper, which
enteen years and prevent manufacture of the
is seldom used by repairers or manufacturers.
article in the United States.
Imagine my surprise when they were tested by my-
"This is but one of the discriminations now
self and the owner of the instrument, who by the
in progress. There is to be an international
way is a genuine tone critic, and they did not re-
convention for the protection of industrial prop-
quire touching with the needles.
The notes were
erty at The Hague on October 8, 1925, at which
as nearly perfect as it is possible to get them.
"In my forty-two years experience in piano build-
ing and repairing, I have never had a more pleasant
surprise and the professor is more than pleased with
his grand. Keep up the good work!"
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