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VII.
PROTECTION OE INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS AND INVENTIONS.
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(a.)
SPECIAL LAW
Pon the Protection of Objects exhibited at the Universal . Exhibition in Vienna in 1873.
Sanctioned by His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, on tlie 13tb November 1872, and promulgated in the Official “ Wiener Zeitung” of the 28th November 1872, No. 273, and in the “ Official Repertory of the Laws of the Austrian Empire ” of the same date, LVIII., No. 159.
With the assent of both Houses of the Reichsrath I hereby order as follows
Article I.
Any inhabitant of the Austro-Hungarian Empire or of Foreign Countries who, in the Universal Exhibition of 1873 at Vienna, will exhibit any object or objects, ■which, according to the provisions of the Law of August 15, 1852 (Official Law Repertory of 18°52, No. 184), and the two Laws of December 7, 1858 (O. L. R. of 1858, Nos. 230 and 237), may be qualified to bo granted a Patent or Protection of 1 rade Mark or Design, can obtain for the same, Irom the Direotoi-General of the Universal Exhibition a {i Certificate of Protection ’ (Sehutz-Certificat).
An application to that effect must be addressed to the Director General at the ktest at some date previous to the opening of the Exhibition^ or in case the object should, with the permission of the Director General, have been introduced later, prior to its installation in the Exhibition, and must be accompanied by an exact Specification of the same, signed by the Exhibitor, and (so far as is required for explanation) by double copies of plans or drawings, oi two specimens of the Trade Mark,* Design, or Model, as the case may be, enclosed in two separate cases or envelopes. .
If the application be made through an agent or other authonsed person, the letter of authorisation must be added to the application likewise.
Article II.
The « Certificate of Protection ” will be issued, free of expense, by the Director eneral of the Universal Exhibition, with the co-operation and counter signature
is to^pl C ^ e ° f the P rotect i° n a Trade Mark it should also be stated on what sort of goods the mark
Exhibitors can obtain a “Certificate of Protection ” by applying to the
Director General of the Vienna Exhibition, 42, 3Pra- terstrasse,Vienna.
Application must be made previous to the opening of the Exhibition, or, if later, before the installation of the objects in the Exhibition. It must bo accompanied by an exact specification of the exhibits, and double copies of plans or drawings, or two specimens of the Trade Mark, Design, or Model in separate cases.
If application be made through an figent, letter of authorisation must be added likewise.
“Certificate of Protection ” is granted gratis, and is valid till 31st December 1873.