2178 PATENT AGREEMENT—GERMANY. FEBRUARY 23, 1909. F¢‘¤m°’>’ 23—*9°°· Patent agreement between United States and Gerniang. Signed at Was/zington February 23, 1909; ratification advised by the Senate April 15, 1909* ratgjied by the President April 20, 1909; rat;/zed b Germany Jime 15, 190.9; ratifieatwns exchanged at Washington jbly 14, 1909; proclaimed August 1, 1909. BY THE Pnnsmnnr or THE Unirnn STATES or AMERTGA. A PROCLAWATION. w$§g‘_;§m,§¥‘*°'”"“‘ Whereas a Patent Agreement between the United States of America Preamble. " and the German Empire was concluded and s1gned by their reslpective · Pleni tentiaries at Washington on the twenty-third day of Fe mary, one tligusand nine hundred and nine, the original of which Agreement · being in the English and German languages IS word for word as follows: <"<·¤·¤¤·¤¤¤¤8P<>W€¤==· The President of the United Der Prasident der Vereinigten States of America and His Maj- Staaten von Amerika, einerseits, est the German Emperor, King und Seine Majestat der Deutsche of Igrussia, in the name of the Ger- Kaiser, Koni von Preussen, im man Em nrc-, led by the wish to Namen des gDeutschen Reichs, effect a iull and more operative andererseits, von dem Wunsche reciprocal protection of patents, geleitet, den gegenseitigen Schutz designs, working patterns, and der Patente, Liiister, Gebrauchsmodels in the two countries, have muster und Modelle in den beiden decided to conclude an agreement Landern vollkommen und wirkfor that purpose and have ap- samer zu gestalten, haben bepointed as their Plenipotentiaries: schlossen, zu diesem Zwecke ein Abkommen zu treffen, und zu _ Bevollmachtigten ernannt:
- "°¤‘P°‘€’“‘*"’°¤· The President of the United Der President der Vereinigten
States of America, Mr. Robert Staaten vonAmerika,Herrn Rob- Bacon, Secretary of State of the ert Bacon, Staatssekretar der United States; and Vereinigten Staaten; und His Majestv the German Em- Seine Majestat der Deutsche peror, King of Prussia, His Excel- Kaiser, Konig von Preussen, Seine ency Count von Bernstorff, His Excellenz Herrn Grafen von Ambassador Extraordinar and Bernstort}`, Allerhochstihren aus- Plenipotentiary to the Suited serordentlichen und bevollmacht- States; igten Botschafter bei den Verein- _ ngten Staaten von Amerika; Yifho, after having communi- Welche, nach Mitteilung ihrer cated_ each to the other their re- in guter und gehoriger Form bespective full (powers, found to be fundenen\'oll111achten,iiber nachin good an due form, have stehende Artikel i1bereingekom— agreed to the following articles: men sind:
