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(iii.) Colonies and Protectorates.

APPENDIX C. Applications for Patents made in United Kingdom by and Patents granted to Residents in the British Empire during 1912-13 and 1919-21.

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Initial Payments. Renewal Fees. Total Fees. Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Britsh Guiana British Honduras British North Bornoo Ceylon.. Fiji .. Gambia Grenada Jamaica Leeward Islands Malta Mauritius *Nigeria Rhodesia (Northern) Rhodesia (Southern) Federated Malay States .. St. Lucia St. Vincent Seychelles Straits Settlements Trinidad Channel Islands Cyprus Falkland Islands Gibraltar Gilbort and Ellicc Islands Gold Coast Hong Kong Kenya tNyasaland St. Helena Solomon Islands Sierra Leone Uganda Basu toland Buchanaland Protectorate In these territories patents are only granted where tho inventions have been previously patented in Great Britain, and they expire with the British patents. They may be taken at any time so 'long as the British patents on which they rest arc still in force. No renewal fees are payable. The fees for registration vary, but average about £5 in each ca.se | Registration of patents registered ) in Union of South Africa £ s. d. 10 0 0 7 3 0 10 0 0 8 0 0 8 10 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 21 5 0 7 3 0 5 0 0 7 15 0 13 3 0 4 0 0 12 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 £ s. d. 30 0 0 150 0 0 None 20 0 0 31 10 0 None 75 0 0 None 150 0 0 37 0 0 None 60 0 0 95 0 0 None 30 0 0 49 10 0 49 10 0 5 0 0 37 0 0 37 0 0 120 0 0 None None £ s. d. 40 0 0 157 3 0 10 0 0 28 0 0 40 0 0 5 0 0 83 0 0 21 5 0 157 3 0 42 0 0 7 15 0 73 3 0 99 0 0 12 0 0 36 0 0 52 10 0 53 10 0 10 0 0 42 0 0 42 0 0 126 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 None 70 0 0 70 0 0 1 10 0 I 10 0 10 0 I) 10 0 0 11 10 0 11 10 0 Total (iii) 248 19 0 9S6 10 0 1,245 9 0 * Registers United Kingdom patents only. t Applications appear to be also entertained for local patents, the provisions of thc United "Kingdom j Registers Indian and British Colonial patents as well. Note. —The above table excludes the Native States in India, some protected territories in the ;erritories where there appears to be no provision for the protection of inventions. laws being applied mutatis m.vtandU. Vlalay Peninsula, and certain small

HI .2. J!> .3. 19 9. 1929, 1921. Place of Residence. Applications. Applications. Applications. Patents. Applications. Applications. Patents. Patents. Dnited Kingdom •Self-governing Dominions— Canada Commonwealth of Australia. . New Zealand Union of South Africa Newfoundland India Dther Territories — Bermuda British Guiana Burmah Ceylon .. .. Gibraltar Hong Kong Malta Mauritius South Africa West Africa East Africa Malay States West Indies 20,174 9,058 20,426 8,128 26,847 11,938 25,377 26,152 215 239 102 112 3 66 188 161 71 62 2 36 220 208 88 137 187 160 54 79 198 193 76 115 1 70 167 124 55 67 1 44 242 2154 116 105 198 215 75 154 76 66 103 54 1 1 2 6 "l 1 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 4 3 2 17 7 5 5 12 3 1 12 4 4 4 7 2 1 2 5 1 4 7 8 I 2 2 3 5 6 1 2 2 4 3 2 6 2 2 2 5 4 3 1 4 2 7 1 5 1 Total British Empire .. 20,964 9,614 21,1.89 8,688 27,522 12,410 26,184 26,869 Total all sources, including foreign countries 30,089 16,962 30,077 16,434 32,853 16,856 36,672 35,132 Notes. (1) The classification of territories without considerable labour, (ii) The figures for the War years, J (iii) Statistics of patents sealed on a under the la to compile 1914-18, hai ipplications : lading " Otln figures for ea r e been omitt made in 1920 3r Territories LCh separatel; ed. and 1921 art " is not exa ict. From t] ed territory. te records a--ailable it is lot possible, ) not yet ava tilable.