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DESIGNS AND MODELS.
709
works for the blowing of pig iron or works for the preparation of pig iron as
wrought iron or steel, or for the preparation of steel, or for any other coarse
iron manufacture, must have a registered stamp as prescribed by the Trade-Marks
Act, with which its products are to be marked, and penalties are fixed for
omission to stamp iron or steel goods, as well as for the use of marks belonging
to other iron works.
Designs and Models.
The same committee whose preparatory investigations form the foundation of
the present patents and trade-marks acts, was also commissioned by Government
to draft a Bill for measures to secure adequate protection against the
reproduction of designs and models. Whereas the question of new legislation for
patents and trade-marks was satisfactorily settled as early as 1884, models and
designs have, chiefly owing to the stout opposition of textile manufacturers,
remained without legal protection down to Jan. 1, 1900, and the protection
now afforded relates only to one branch of industry — the metal industry.
That industry had repeatedly made urgent applications for the protection of
designs and it was impossible to doubt its earnestness in the matter.
The Swedish law relating to designs applies only to so called ornamental
designs and ornamental models and is based on the principle of a precedent
examination as to novelty. The parties entitled to protection are inventors of
designs or their assigns, and registration is granted both to Swedes and foreigners,
irrespective of whether Swedes can claim a corresponding advantage abroad. If
the applicant is not resident in the country, he must have a representative
residing in the country authorized to accept responsibility on his behalf in all
matters relating to his rights to protection. The duration is five years from
the filing of the application, and the law does not make mention of any
extension of the term. The fee for registration is 10 kronor, paid once and for all.
The registration is public, and the general nature of the design must be stated
in the application, which must also be accompanied by three copies of a
representation of the design or model.
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