Patents letter

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention as communicated to me by my foreign correspondents and in what manner the same is to be performed, I wish it to be understood that I do not claim anything described and claimed in the Specifications of Letters Patent Nos. 8,736 and 17,539, A.D. 1893, granted to Johann Carl Wilhelm Ferdinand Tiemann, but I declare that what I claim is —... 

Nothing contained in any API publication is to be construed as granting any right, by implication or otherwise, for the manufacture, sale, or use of any method, apparatus, or product covered by letters patent. Neither should anything contained in the publication be construed as insuring anyone against liability for infringement of letters patent. 

ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any items mentioned in this document, and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability for infringement of any applicable letters patent, nor assumes any such liability. Users of a code or standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights, and the risk of infringement of such rights, is entirely their own responsibility. 

For non-twentieth century references the year is given in full in the code. For journals which are published in separate parts, the part letter or number is given (when necessary) in parentheses immediately after the journal code letters. Journal volume numbers are not included in the code numbers unless more than one volume was published in the year in question, in which case the volume number is included in parentheses immediately after the journal code letters. Patents are assigned appropriate three letter codes. 

On February 10, 1983, the minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs issued Letters Patent creating a corporation under the name Canadian Association of Theoretical Chemists/Association Canadienne des Chimistes Theori-ciens. The objects of the corporation are ... 

Gebizlioglu OS, Cohen RE, Argon AS, Beckham HW, U.S. Letters Patent Application, filed 4 May 1987... 

Many productive scientists choose to file for letters patent in lieu of, rather than in addition to, conventional publication. 

In recent years, the West German Patent Office (Deutsches Patentamt) in Mimich has received some 55,000 patent applications annually, and it grants between 18,000 and 20,000 letters patent a year. About 50% of the applications were made public (German patent applications are required to be open for inspection for three months in the Public Display Room of the Deutsches Patentamt) (3). 

Earlier, monopolies had been granted on the manufacture of commodities— for example, salt, soap, and others—as well as on inventions. On July 1, 1617, John Casper Wolfen and John Miller obtained Letters Patent for 21 years for the sole making of "a certain oyle to keep armor and armes from rust and kanker, paying into his Ma Exchequer yearlie XLS. ... 

In connection with Letters Patent No. 5, dated Jan. 11, 1618, to Thomas Murraye for a newe invention for the sole making of sword blades, faulchions, skeynes, and rapier blades, authority was given to the patentee and his agents, with a constable, to enter and search places where they had cause to suspect the invention was being put in practice. 

A similar provision in Letters Patent No. 44, dated July 13, 1628, to Arnold Rotsipen provides that the offenders therein may receive condigne punishment for the same, mention being made of such pimishment, fine, and imprisonment as thought fitting by the Court. The same patentee received Letters Patent No. 71, dated Jime 24, 1635, for a term of 14 years if he live soe long. ... 

Letters Patent No. 52, dated October 2, 1632, to Copley, Sharpey, and Hobart concerns a peculiar newe way, mystery, arte, or meanes for making white salt and bay salt with sea water and brine without any such pannes or furnaces or other meanes as are now in use. ... 

Most chemists at some time or other conceive patentable inventions. Patent memoranda describing these inventions are usually written to establish the necessary record for subsequent prosecution, by the patent attorney, of application for letters patent upon the invention. It is necessary for the attorney to know the closest art, if he is to obtain the best possible coverage in the claims he uses to describe the invention. The inventor should, if possible, therefore, supplement his patent mem,orandum with a few references which define the art closest to his invention. Some companies require this procedure. 

W.E. Upjohn, U.S. Letters Patent Number 312,041 dated February 10, 1885. 

It is hereby certified that error appears in the.printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction and that the said Letters Patent should read as corrected below. 

In July 1980 the Rapeseed Association of Canada relinquished its charter and letters patent when new letters patent were issued to the Canola Council of Canada by the Government of Canada. 

The foundation of the University of Mexico has double documentation, the royal letters patent of April 30, 1547, signed by Carlos V and the papal bulla authorized by Pope Paul IV dated 1555. Once the National School of Industrial Chemistry was incorporated into the University of Mexico, the formal studies of Chemical Engineering were established in 1918. The Electricity and Electrochemistry course was taught during the fourth year. Laboratory courses in Electrochemistry were not started until 1927. 

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