Each drawing or print, together with the whole of the above particulars, must be drawn, written, or printed on one side of a sheet of paper or parchment, not exceeding in size 24 inches by 15 inches; and on one of the said sheets, on the same side on which are the said drawings and particulars, there must be left two blank spaces, each of the size of 6 inches by 4 inches, for the certificates of registration.

The above regulations, which have been made by the Board of Trade, must be strictly complied with.

Notice.

Parties are strongly recommended to read the Act before determining to register their designs, in order that they may be satisfied as to the nature, extent, and comprehensiveness of the protection afforded by it; and further, that they come within the meaning and scope of the Acts, of which facts the registration will not constitute any guarantee.

Cancellation or Substitution (according to decree or order in

Inspections, &c., of Provisional and Complete Registrations. Fee.

Inspecting register, index of titles and names, for each
quarter or part of quarter of an hour.

Inspecting designs, unexpired copy-} ditto

8.

1

ditto ditto

2

right, each design

under the "Protection of Inventions ditto ditto ditto
Act, 1851"

Taking copies of designs, unexpired copyright (according to
judge's order), for each hour or part of an hour, each copy
Taking copies of designs, expired

1

2

expiredy

ditto ditto ditto

1

Office copies of a design will be charged for according to the nature of the design.

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As the Designs Acts, 1843 (6 & 7 Vict. c. 65) and 1850 (13 & 14 Vict. c. 104), give protection only to the shape or configuration of articles of utility (and not to any mechanical action, principle, contrivance, application, or adaptation [except in so far as these may be dependent upon, and inseparable from, the shape or configuration], or to the material of which the article may be composed), no design will be registered, the description of, or statement respecting which, shall contain any wording suggestive of the registration being for any such mechanical action, principle, contrivance, application, or adaptation, or for the material of which the article may be composed.

With this exception and those mentioned in the Act, 1843, Clause IX., all designs, the drawings and descriptions of which are properly prepared and made out, will, on payment of the proper fee, be registered without reference to the nature or extent of the copyright sought to be thereby acquired; as proprietors of designs must use their own discretion in judging whether or not the design proposed for registration be for the shape or configuration of an article of utility coming within the meaning and scope of the Acts above mentioned.

After the design has been registered, one of the drawings will be filed at the office, and the other returned to the proprietor duly stamped and certified.

Parties bringing designs to this office before half-past 12 o'clock, will be informed after 3 o'clock the same day, whether they are approved of; and if so, they will be registered the following day; and provided the fee has been paid before half-past 1 o'clock on such day, the certified copies will be ready for delivery after 3 o'clock on that subsequent.

An acknowledgment of its receipt will be delivered, on payment of the fees, to the person bringing a design, and NO certified copy of a design will be returned, except to the bearer of this acknowledgment, which must be produced on application at the office for the certified copy, and given in exchange for the same.

Transfers.

In case of the transfer of a COMPLETLY REGISTERED DESIGN, a copy thereof [or the certified copy, provided there is space sufficient thereon for the certificate], made on one sheet of paper, with a blank space left for the certificate, must be transmitted to the registrar, together with the forms of application (which may be procured at the office), properly filled up and signed; the transfer will then be registered, and the certified copy returned.

For the transfer of a design provisionally registered, a new copy will not be required, but the certified copy must be transmitted to the registrar with the above mentioned forms.

Extension of Copyright.

The copyright may be extended in certain cases in PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION, for a term not exceeding the additional term of six months, as the Board of Trade may think fit.

In case of extension, the certified copy, together with the proper fee, should be transmitted to the Designs Office for registration, prior to the expiration of the existing copyright.

Persons bringing designs to be registered, on delivering their designs, and on examining their certificates, previous to leaving the office, must see that the titles, names, &c., are correct, as no error can afterwards be rectified.

Searches.

An index of the titles and names of the proprietors of all the registered designs for articles of utility is kept at the Designs Office, and may be inspected by any person, and extracts made from it.

Designs, the copyright of which is expired, may be inspected and copied at the office.

Designs, the copyright of which is unexpired, may also be inspected, but not copied, except according to a judge's order.

ALL COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS, either for ornamental or useful purposes, may be made either through the General Post, directed to "The Registrar of Designs, Designs Office, London, S.W.,” or by any other mode of conveyance; and provided the carriage be paid, and the proper fees, or a Post Office Order for the amount, payable at the Post Office, Charing Cross, to J. H. Bowen, Esq., be inclosed, the designs will be duly registered, and the certified copies returned to the proprietor, free of expense.

Postage-stamps, orders upon bankers or other persons, Scotch and country bank-notes, and light gold, cannot be received in payment of fees.

The Designs Office, No. 1, Whitehall, S.W., is open every day, between the hours of 10 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon, during which time inquiries and searches may be made. Designs and transfers are registered from 11 until 3.

Directions for registering ornamental designs may also be procured at the office.

By Order of the Registrar.

(D.)

SHORT FORMS OF AGREEMENTS BETWEEN AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS.

No. 1.—Agreement for Sale of Copyright in a Work.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made the

day of

187. Between A. B. of
of the one part, and C. D. and
E. F. (hereinafter called D. & F.), publishers, of the other part.

1. The said A. B. agrees to write and edit a work to be entitled

, to prepare the same for the press, together with a full and comprehensive Index and Table of Cases and Contents to the same, by the day of to correct the proof-sheets, and to sell and assign all his copyright and interest in the said work to the said D. & F., their executors, administrators, and assigns, for the sum of money hereinafter mentioned.

2. The said D. & F., for themselves, their executors, administrators, and assigns, agree to print and publish and bear all the charges of printing and publishing the said work, and to pay to the said A. B., for his copyright and interest in the said work, the sum of pounds, on the day of publication of the said work.

3. The said A. B. to have

copies of the said work free of charge.

In witness whereof the said parties have hereunto set their hands the day and year first above written.

No. 2.-Half-profit Agreement between Author and Publisher.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made the

187. Between A. B. of
C. D. of

day of

of the one part, and

publisher, of the other part.

1. It is agreed that the said C. D. shall, at his own expense and risk, print and publish a work entitled and, after deducting from the produce of the sale thereof the charges for printing, paper, advertisements, embellishments (if any), and other incidental expenses, including the allowance of per cent on the gross amount of the sale for commission and risk of bad debts, the profits remaining of every edition that shall be printed of the work shall be divided into two equal parts, one moiety to be paid to the said A. B., and the other moiety to be retained by the said C. D. 2. The books sold shall be accounted for at the trade sale price, reckoning 25 copies as 24, unless it be thought advisable to dispose of any copies, or of the remainder, at a lower price, which shall be left to the judgment and discretion of the said C. D.

3. It is understood between the aforesaid parties, that copies of the said book are to be presented to the said A. B. free of charge.* In witness, &c.

* See a similar agreement: Reade v. Bentley, 3 K. & J. 271.

one part, and C. D. & E. F. (hereinafter called D. & F.),

publishers, of the other part.

1. The said A. B. shall fully prepare the whole of the said book for the press, on or before the day of and shall correct the proof

sheets, and superintend the printing thereof.

2. The said D. & F. shall direct the mode of printing the said book, and shall bear and pay all the charges thereof, and of publishing the same (except as hereinafter mentioned), and shall take all the risk of the publication on themselves.

3. The said D. & F. shall, out of the produce of the sale of the said book, in the first instance, be refunded all the cost and expenses which they shall have incurred respecting the said book, after which the profits shall be equally divided between the said A. B. and D. & F.

4. The accounts shall be made up at the end of every year, and the profits, if any, be then divided.

5. The said D. & F. shall account for all the copies which they shall sell of the said book at the wholesale bookseller's price, deducting therefrom a commission of they taking the risk of the credit which they shall give

on the same.

6. The alterations and corrections in the proof-sheets and revises, which shall exceed the charge of per sheet, shall be borne and paid by the

said A. B., and shall be deducted out of his share of the profits.

7. In case all the copies of the said books shall have been sold off, and a second or any subsequent edition of the said book be required by the public, the said A. B. shall make all necessary alterations and additions thereto, and the said D. & F. shall print and publish the said second and every subsequent edition of the said book on the above conditions.

8. In case all the copies of any edition of the said work shall not be sold off within years, after the time of publication, the said D. & F. shall be at full liberty to dispose of the remaining copies, so unsold, either by public auction or private contract, or in such manner as they may deem most advisable, so that the account may be finally settled and closed.* In witness, &c.

1. Whereas the said A. B. has in preparation a work, to be called

Now this agreement witnesseth: that the said A. B., for the consideration hereinafter expressed, doth hereby authorize the said C. D. to print, publish, and sell an edition of copies of the said work, the said A. B. hereby reserving to himself the general copyright in the said