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APPENDIX. Papers set at Examination op Candidates for Registration as Patent Agents. 1. How are " invention " and " true and first inventor " denned by the Act ? A holds English Letters Patent for an invention patented in England, but not in New Zealand, and not published in New Zealand; B, without A's authority, applies for a grant of patent in New Zealand for the same invention as being new in the Dominion: is B entitled to the grant ? 2. What documents must form part of and what must be deposited with an application for grant of a patent ? What are the requisites of (a) a provisional, (b) a complete, specification ? 3. If you desire to oppose the grant of a patent, how and within what time must you proceed to establish your locus standi ? 4. (a.) What is the term of duration of a patent ? From what date does it take effect ? (6.) What fees are payable after the grant of the patent, and within what periods must such subsequent fees be paid ? (c.) What is the effect of non-payment of such subsequent fees ? (d.) Under what circumstances can such effect be obviated by payment after the prescribed time ? 5. What particulars are required to be delivered in an action for infringement of patent (a) by the plaintiff, (6) by the defendant ? To what extent are the parties respectively limited by such particulars ? 6. Define a trade mark, and state the essential particulars of which a trade mark must consist or contain at least one. What are the provisions of the Act as to a trade mark for artificial manures manufactured in New Zealand ? 7. (a.) What are the restrictions on assignment of a trade mark ? (6.) Distinguish a " trade mark " from a " patent." Illustrate by instances where what would constitute an infringement of a patent would not be an infringement of a trade mark. 8. What provision is made by the Act with respect to the #ser by the Crown of a patented invention ? 9. Define a " combination." Is a patent for a combination infringed by a different combination for the same object of the same elements ? 10. Can a patent be granted for a new result or new principle without the inclusion in the specification of description of a process for affecting such new result or carrying out such new principle ? If a process be specified in such a case and a patent granted, would an entirely different process for effecting the same result constitute an infringement of the patent ? , 11. A obtains a grant of a patent for a combination ; B claims letters patent for an addition to A's machine constituting an-improvement: is B entitled to the patent claimed ? If so, to what extent are B's rights to use the improvement limited by A's patent ? 12. For what further time beyond the original term may a patent be extended ? In what manner is the application for extension to be made, and to whom ? What must be established before such application can be granted ? If you desire to oppose an application for extension, what steps must you take to entitle you to be heard ?

1. Sketch shortly the procedure that has to be followed to obtain a patent in New Zealand. 2. Explain fully the requisites of — (a.) A provisional specification ; (b.) A complete specification. 3. Is it permissible for a patentee to continue holding his patent without working it in New Zealand ? If not, state what remedy is available, and by whom any proceedings can be instituted to obtain the benefit of the patent, also the nature of such proceedings.