No. 671.
Mr. Winchester to Mr. Bayard.
Legation of
the United States,
Berne, June 4, 1887.
(Received June 20.)
No. 137.]Sir: Your No. 87, of May 11 ultimo, was received
May 23. Therein you instructed this legation to transmit the ratification
copy (said to be sent under separate cover) to the Swiss Government, with a
note declaring that the United States accede to the union for the protection
of industrial property, and that the date of said note of notification was
to be regarded as the date of this accession. The ratification copy of the
convention and final protocol of 1883, above referred to, did not reach this
legation until the 30th of May. On that day it was transmitted to the Swiss
Government, with accompanying note, pursuant to instructions.
Your No. 87 further requested that “after the acceptance of the same by the
federal council you will please telegraph me the date of your note.”
Accordingly an answer from the Swiss Government has been awaited. It was
received this morning and at once the following telegram was sent to you:
“Thirtieth, May accepted date accession industrial union.”
Inclosed please find a copy of the note from the Swiss Government.
I am, etc.,
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[Inclosure in No.
137.—Translation.]
Sir: We have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your note of the 30th of May ultimo, in which you notify us
of the accession of the United States to the union for the protection of
industrial property, fixing the date of accession for the 30th of May
ultimo. At the same time you submit to us a copy of the international
convention of the 20th of March, 1883, for the protection of industrial
property and its annexes, with a declaration of its ratification, signed
by the President and countersigned by the Secretary of State of the
United States. We beg to inform you that we consider the notification as
fully satisfying the conditions of article 16 of said convention for the
accession of new states to the industrial property union. Will you
please convey to your Government our high gratification to see so large
an industrial country as the United States join the union and thereby
giving it an additional importance.
The note addressed to us does not indicate the class to which the
Government of the United States wishes to be assigned as to the
contribution to the expenses of the international bureau. Considering
the importance of the country we do not hesitate to place them in the
first class.
We beg, Mr. Minister, to call the attention of your Government to the
fact that the additional articles to the convention of the 20th March,
1883, and the regulations for the carrying out of said convention, which
were made at Rome in May, 1886, by the delegates of the union, should be
signed by the diplomatic representative of the contracting states near
the Italian Government, and that the exchange of these ratifications
should also take place at Rome. It would be convenient, therefore, that
the representative of the United States in that city shall receive the
necessary instructions and powers to that effect. We would beg your
Government to communicate to us the address of the special service of
industrial property, and central depot, provided for in article 12 of
the convention, and with which the international bureau could enter into
direct correspondence.
Will you please accept, etc., in the name of the Swiss Federal
Council,
The President of the Confederation:
Droz.
Chancellor of the
Confederation:
Ringier.
