The stork is the appropriate and suggestive trade-mark of the Stork Co. manufacturers of baby things.
5th. With the application five Specimens, or facsimiles, of the trade-mark as actually used upon the goods, must be sent to the Commissioner of Patents.
6th. The Fee for registering a trade-mark is ten dollars, and this amount should be sent with the application.
Trade-mark moulded into the reverse side of every Tapestry Brick.
The foregoing is a brief resumé of the rules for registration. Those intending to register trade-marks should obtain exact forms from the Commissioner of Patents.
A certificate of registration remains in force for twenty years, and it may be renewed from time to time, upon expiration, for like periods of twenty years, upon payment of a renewal fee of ten dollars.
The owner of a trade-mark may prosecute his own application for registration, but he is advised, unless familiar with such matters, to employ a competent attorney. A register of attorneys is kept in the Patent Office, on which is entered the names of all persons entitled to represent applicants before the Patent Office in the prosecution of applications for patents, and any registered attorney will be recognized in the prosecution of applications for registration of trade-marks.
Procedure of the Patent Office
The examiner in charge of trade-marks examines all applications for registration. If, after examination, registration is refused, the applicant will be notified, and the reasons for refusal stated, in order that the applicant may judge of the propriety of prosecuting his application further.