Industrial Properly. Monthly Review of the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI) Geneva

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1 Industrial Properly Monthly Review of the United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (BIRPI) Geneva 6 th Year No. 10 October 1967 Contents LEGISLATION Italy. Decrees concerning the Temporary Protection of Industrial Property Rights at Two Exhibitions (of August 29 and September 8, 1967) 250 Piges CORRESPONDENCE Letter from France (P. Mathély), First Part 250 Letter from Great Britain (F. Honig) 255 Letter from Israel (R. Cohn) 269 GENERAL STUDIES Invention and Nonobviousness in United States Patent Law (Jeanne Boucourechliev), First Part 276 BOOK REVIEWS Selection of New Publications 287 CALENDAR BIRPI Meetings 287 Meetings of Other International Organizations concerned with Intellectual Property 288 Any reproduction of articles and translations of laws, published in this periodical, is authorized only with the prior consent of BIRPI

2 250 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OCTOBER 1967 LEGISLATIOH ITALY Decrees concerning the Temporary Protection of Industrial Property Rights at Two Exhibitions (Of August 29 and September 8, 1967) Single Article Industrial inventions, utility models, designs and trademarks relating to objects appearing at the following exhibitions: VII" Salone internazionale del mobile (Milan, September 24 to October 1,1967); XI" Salone internazionale Campeggio Sport SINCAS (Milan, October 8 to 10, 1967) shall enjoy the temporary protection provided by laws No of June 29, ), No of August 25, ), No. 929 of June 21, ), and No. 514 of July 1, ). *) Official communication from the Italian Administration. 2 ) See La Propriété industrielle, 1939, p. 124; 1940, p ) Ibid., 1940, p ) Ibid., 1942, p ) Ibid., 1960, p. 23. CORRESPONDENCE Letter from France *) By Paul MATHÉLY Barrister at the Court of Paris, Professor at the Center of International Studies iu Industrial Property, Strasbourg (First Part)

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7 CORRESPONDENCE 255 Letter from Great Britain *) By Frederick HONIG, Barrister-at-Law, London The Law of Industrial Property and Restrictive Practices in 1965 and 1966

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21 CORRESPONDENCE 269 Letter from Israel By Dr. Reinhold COHN, Patent Attorney, Tel Aviv

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28 276 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OCTOBER 1967 GENERAL STUDIES Invention and Nonobviousness in United States Patent Law *) By Jeanne BOUCOURECHLIEV, Paris (First Part)

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39 CALENDAR 287 BOOK REVIEWS Selection of New Publications ALVES DE ARAUJO (H.). Vade mecum of industrial property in Latin America. Rio de Janeiro, C. Se Almeida. - Loose leaf. INSTITUT FÜR GEWERBLICHEN RECHTSSCHUTZ UND URHEBER- RECHT DER UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN. Neuerwerbungen der Bibliotheken, November Munich, Max-Planck-Institut, p. Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Patent-, Urheber- und Wettbewerbsrecht. MIOSGA (Willy). Internationaler Marken- und Herkunftsschutz. Munich, Wila Verlag für Wirtschaftswerbung Wilhelm Lampl, p. WILDBUR (Peter). Trademarks. A Handbook of International Designs. London & New York, Studio Vista & Reinhold, p. The BIRPI Library itself has published two bibliographical studies which are available on request, free of charge: Bibliographie sélective de commentaires concernant la Convention de Paris. Geneva, BIRPI, p. (Etudes bibliographiques de la Bibliothèque des BIRPI, No. 10.) Bibliographie sélective de commentaires de la Convention de Berne. Geneva, BIRPI, p. (Etudes bibliographiques de la Bibliothèque des BIRPI, No. 12.) Books Received - Note The publications of Adams and Adams listed in the September 1967 issue of Industrial Property under " Books Received," are for private circulation only and are intended for the use of Adams and Adams' Foreign Correspondents. CALENDAR Meetings of BIRPI Date and Place Title Object Invitations to Participate Observers Invited December 12 to 15, 1967 Geneva Permanent Committee of the Berne Union (13' 11 Session) Consideration of various questions concerning copyright Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany (Fed. Rep.), India, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom All other Member States of the Berne Union; interested international intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations December 18 and 19, 1967 Geneva (Headquarters of ILO) Intergovernmental Committee (Neighbouring Rights). Meeting convened jointly by BIRPI, ILO and UNESCO (1«Session) Adoption of the rules of procedure; election of officers; various questions Congo (Brazzaville),Czechoslovakia, Ecuador, Mexico, Sweden, United Kingdom All other States parties to the Rome Convention (1961) December 18 to 21, 1967 Geneva Interunion Coordination Committee (5'h Session) Program and Budget of BIRPI Belgium, Brazil, Ceylon, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany (Fed. Rep.), Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, Rumania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom, United States of America, Yugoslavia All other Member States of the Paris Union or of the Berne Union December 18 to 21, 1967 Geneva Conference of Representatives of the International Union for the Protection of Industrial Property (2nd Session) Program and Budget (Paris Union) All Member States of the Paris Union United Nations; International Patent Institute

40 288 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OCTOBER 1967 Date and Place Title Object Invitations to Participate Observers Invited December 18 to 21, 1967 Geneva Executive Committee of the Conference of Representatives of the Paris Union (3 rd Session) Program and Budget (Paris Union) Ceylon, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany (Fed Rep.), Hungary, Italy, Ja pan, Mexico, Morocco Netherlands, Nigeria, Por tugal, Spain, Sweden. Switzerland, Union of So viet Socialist Republics. United Kingdom, United States of America, Yugo slavia All other Member States of the Paris Union December 20 and 21, 1967 Geneva Council of the Lisbon Union for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration (2 nd Session) Annual Meeting All Member States of the All other Member States of the Paris Lisbon Union Union 1968 September 24 to 27 Interunion Coordination 1968 Committee (ö'h Session) Geneva Program and Budget of BIRPI To he announced later To b e announced later October 2 to 8, Diplomatic Conference 1968 Locarno Adoption of a Special All Member States of the To be announced later Agreement concerning the Paris Union International Classification of Industrial Designs Meetings of Other International Organizations Concerned with Intellectual Property Place Date Organization Title Strasbourg November 6 to 10, 1967 Council of Europe Committee of Experts on Patents The Hague December 4 to 6, 1967 International Patent Institute (IIB) 94' 11 Session of the Administrative Council 1968 Buenos Aires April 15 to 19, 1968 International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (IAPIP) Presidents' Conference Munich April 22 to 26, 1968 Committee for International Cooperation in Informa- Standing Committee II tion Retrieval among Examining Patent Offices (ICIREPAT) Tokyo October 21 to November 1, 1968 Committee for International Cooperation in Informa- 8' 11 Annual Meeting tion Retrieval among Examining Patent Offices (ICIREPAT) Lima December 2 to 6, 1968 Inter-American Association of Industrial Property Congress (ASIPI)