CONTENTS

JUNE 20, 1951

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Text of bills H. R. 323 and 4054__

Testimony of-

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Hon. Francis E. Walter, Representative in Congress from State of

Pennsylvania...

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John Hoxie, chairman of the committee on patent law and practice,

New York Patent Law Association

Fred C. Steffens, representing National Rejectors, Inc., St. Louis, Mo.

Harry H. Hitzeman, patent lawyer, Chicago, Ill..

Frederick D. Foote, Alloys Development Co., Pittsburgh, Pa

Robert W. Wagstaff, executive vice president, Vendo Co., Kansas

City, Mo..

C. E. Hovey, patent lawyer, Kansas City, Mo..

James E. Hooper, vice president, William E. Hooper & Sons, Balti-

more Md...

Additional and supporting documents introduced:

Statement of John Hoxie, supra-

Statement of Patent Law Association of Chicago.

Statement of Patent Equity Association of New York

Statement of Aircraft Industries Association of America.

Letters from-

Hon Charles F. Brannan, Secretary, Department of Agriculture

Hon L. Thurston, Acting Adininistrator, Federal Security Agency-

Hon. Dale E. Doty, Assistant Secretary, Department of the

Interior...

H. A. McIlvaine, president, Continental Electric Co., Geneva, Ill.

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Hon. Peyton Ford, Deputy Attorney General, Department of

Justice

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Telegram from Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co., St. Paul,

Minn...

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Letter from Mrs. M. B. Carpenter, Cleveland, Ohio...---

Statement of Harry H. Hitzeman, supra-

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Supplementary statement of Harry H. Hitzeman, supra-

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Patent date, relative to other countries and reprint from J. P. O. S., by

Frederick D. Foote, supra _ .

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Statement of Robert W. Wagstaff, supra

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Testimony of-

James E. Hooper, supra-

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William B. Barnes, mechanical engineer, Muncie, Ind.

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F. F. Pierson, chairman of the board, Vendo Co., Kansas City, Mo..

Paul A. Rose, chairinan, committee on laws and rules, American

Patent Law Association, Washington, D. C............

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Thomas Hayward Brown, Chief of the Patent Litigation Unit,
Department of Justice

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Hon. Fritz G. Lanham, former Representative in Congress from the
State of Texas.-

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Frederick D. Foote, supra

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Additional and supporting documents introduced:

Statement of Harold F. Watson, chairman, legislative committee,
patent section of the American Bar Association...

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Statement of William E. Hooper, supra-

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Excerpts from bid introduced by James E. Hooper, supre

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Letter from J. F. Victory, executive secretary, the National Advisory

Committee for Aeronautics.

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Letter from Maurice W. Levy, chairman, legislative committee, New

Jersey Patent Law Association.

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Statement of William B. Barnes, supra....

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Additional statement submitted by Frederick D. Foote, supra..

Letters from:

Charles D. Magnesen, Magneseal Co., Chicago, Ill..

J. W. Leighton, president, Pressed Metals of America, Inc., Port

Huron, Mich.

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W. C. Cheney, vice president, Gillett & Eaton, Inc., Lake City, Minn

Walter Leichter, secretary, Shoup Voting Machine Corp., Union City,

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N. J

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A. Y. Dodge, A. Y. Dodge Co., Rockford, Ill

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A. W. Coffman, vice president, research and development, H. H.

Robertson, Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Mrs. C. C. Burdine, New York, N. Y.

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M. R. Creesy, Burnitol Manufacturing Co., Boston, Mass.

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F. P. Scully, president, Scully Signal Co., Cambridge, Mass.

John M. Cole, Esq., New York, N. Y.

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Frank S. Busser, Esq., Busser & Harding, Philadelphia, Pa

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W. L. Lewis, president, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co., New York, N. Y.

Hon. Thomas W. S. Davis, Acting Secretary, Department of Com-

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merce

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Hon. Jess Larson, Administrator, General Services Administration___

Statements from:

Albert E. Noelte, chairman of the committee on patents of the Na-

tional Association of Manufacturers__

The Patent Law Association of Chicago__.

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