The statement that advisable to register "as otherwise there is grave risk of the marks being tered by foreigners" is based on a complete misconception (a) as to what is happening (b) ax to the practical consequences of registration, in regard to (a) the only foreigners with extraterritorial rights who have registered in any num-
American firm have I trust that this letter will be of service to you, Yours faithfully, (Sd,) EM. Goll, Secretary.
The committee was elected as follows:—
Sir Edward Pearce, Maj. A, Hilton-Johnson, and Messrs. A. 8. Campbell, A." M. Cannan, A.C. Clear, A. L.' Dickson, E.' Gordon Lowder, E. F. Muckay, ©. J. Scott, A. Brooke' Smith, In regard to (b) as all the Legations have refused to recognize the law it follows that it cannot be applied in foreign, extraterritorial, Courts. It follows also that registration cannot be mitted as evidence of rightful ownership.
It follows further that the only laws that will apply will be those. of the defendant's Court, Thus a case brought by a British subject for infringement of his mark by an American, a Belgian, a Dane, a Frenchman,' Italian,' or a Dutchman will' be governed by the reciprocal treaty arrangements concluded between Great Britain and the countries concerned between 1903 and 1906 for the protection of one another" trademarks in China, one of the main arrangements being that the mark which seeks protection must be registered in the country tect is sought. The from whose Court in China pro-
Chinese Trademark ave wit koe nothing to do with the and as far as the above-mentioned foreigners are concerned there no more reason for registration This concluded the business of the meeting, and on the proposition, of Mr. C. M. Bain a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman and the members of the outgoing committee, Mu. H. E, Morriss as arrived safely at Moscow, states a telegram from that city dated the 12th instant. It will be remembered that Mr. Morriss left Harbin) on May 2. 1
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