CONVENTION—JAPAN. MAY 19, 1908. 2041 O'on/vention between the United States and Japag/`or protection of spat- M"? *’·1°°8· ents, etc., in Korea. Signed at Was/iington, ay 1.9, 1908; ratijica— tion advised by the Senate, May 520, 1.908; ratiyied by the .Presvklent, June 2, 1908* ratiyied Zn; Japan. August 3, 1.908; ratoyieations emo/umged at Tokyo, August 6*, 1.908; proclaimed August 11, 1908. Br TH] Pimsmnim or TM Umrno STATES or AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan providing for reciprocal protection in Korea Pmmliie. ` for the inventions, designs, trade marks and copyrights of their respective citizens and subjects, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washirigton on the nineteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and eight, the original of which Convention is word for word as follows: The President of the United States of America and His Majesty °°¤¤*°¤¤8P°"°¤ the Emperor of Japan bein desirous to secure in Korea due protection for the inventions, fesigns, trade marks and copyrights of their respective citizens and subjects have resolved to conclude a convention for that purpose and have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to sa : The President og the United States of America, Robert Bacon, P*°¤*P<>*¤¤¤•¤¤·- Acting Secretary of State of the United States; and His Majesty the Em eror of Ja an, Baron Kogoro Takahira, Shosammi, Grand Cordxon of the Enperial Order of the Rising Sun, His Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America; VVho, after havgnlg communicated to each other their Full Powers, found to be in go and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles:- Anrrcr. I. The Japanese Govemment shall cause to be enforced in Korea K§$_;>¤§g¤}¤_$¤r in simultaneously with the operation of this convention, laws and re 1- patent, e¤e.,x¤i»;im° lations relative to inventions, designs. trade marks and copyrights similar to those which now exist in Japan. , _ These laws and regulations are to be applicable to American citi- mi-ggggg-·q&xgy zens in Korea equalliy as to Japanese and Korean subjects. In case n ° °' the existing laws an regulations of Japan referred to in the preceding paragraph shall hereafter be modified, those laws and regulations enforced in Korea shall also be modified according to the principle of such new legislation. ARTICLE II. The Government of the United States of America engages that in I¤¤i¤s¤¤¤··=¤¤- case of the infringement by American citizens of inventions, designs, trade marks or copyrights entitled to protection in Korea, such citizens shall in these respects be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Japanese courts in Korea, the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the United States being waived in these particulars.
