Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-01-11 | Page 30 | Trademarks to be Protected by U. S.

TRADEMARKS TO BE I PROTECTED BT BY B U. U S. S Washington ton Jan 10 attempted Attempted piracy pi piracy pl- pl racy o of American trademarks In foreign for tor- foreign eign countries can bo ho frustrated ac according according ac- ac cording to Chauncey P. P Carter of ot Washington trademark expert formerly formerly for for- merly assistant to the chief of ot the bu bureau bu- bu reau of commerce who said today that the thc International convention on ott industrial Industrial indus- indus trial property could be b invoked to cancel fraudulent re registrations Mr Ir Carter has lias been in consultation with state department officials who havo have asked the Iho American ministers minister at Lisbon and Berne and ami tho the consul at Oporto for full Cull reports by cable of or the latest at attempts nt- nt this tempts tempts this time by b a Portuguese uese- uese to o make unauthorized wholesale reg reg- registration of or tho the sparks marks adopted by big firms in this country Practically Pl every cry one of ot those marks Mr Ur Ir Carter said consists In whole or in part ot of tho name namo of It its American proprietor There Thero Is a provision provision pro pro- vision Islon In the International tlona convention con on Industrial ial property to which tho the United States and Portugal Portus-al are arc signatories sl signatories signa signa- nn- nn tories which makes It mandatory on on contracting nations t tl protect commercial commercial com com- mercial names without requiring reg- reg