Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Friday, 2 Mar 1928

Vol. 22 No. 7

CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - PATENTS IN SAORSTAT.

Mr. BRISCOE (for Mr. Flinn)

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce (1) the total number of new provisional and complete patents applied for and granted in the Saorstát since the coming into operation of the Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Act, 1927, stating separately applications by Saorstát nationals; (2) the total number of foreign patents which have been registered in the Saorstát since the same date, stating the country of origin; (3) the total number of patents registered under (a) Section 27, and (b) Section 28; and (4) the total revenue received under each of the above heads.

Mr. McGILLIGAN

(1) The total numbers of new applications for patents since 1st October, 1927, up to 12th February, 1928, are as follows:—

	Saorstát applicants	Other applicants
With provisional specification	9	82
With complete specification	4	72

(2) The total number of foreign patents registered since 1st October, 1927, up to 12th February, 1928, with countries of origin:—

Great Britain	1,188
U.S.A.	278
Germany	178
France	104
Switzerland	59
Sweden	42
Holland	42
Italy	34
Czecho-Slovakia	13
Denmark	16
Belgium	12
Austria	10
Japan	9
Canada	8
Norway	8
Russia	7
Spain	3
Poland	3
Hungary	1
Persia	1
	2,016

(3) The number of registrations of patents up to the same date under Section 29 (1) of the Act was 2,023. (4) The total revenue received under the preceding headings from 1st October, 1927, up to 7th February, 1928, was as follows:—

	£	s.	d.
(1) New applications for patents	249	0	0
(2) and (3) Fees received under Section 29 (1) of the Act, including patents already registered and awaiting registration at that date (Total, 3,318)	16,034	19	7

The reference in the question to the Industrial and Commercial Property (Protection) Act, 1925, should have been to the Act of 1927, in which Section 29 corresponds to Sections 27 and 28 of the Bill introduced in 1925, but subsequently withdrawn.