SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect from and after the date of its approval.
Approved this twenty-third day of June, A. D. 1888.
BY THE KING: L. A. THURSTON, Minister of the Interior.
[B] Note.--It has been found in practice that three copies are necessary; one is filed with the Application and Oath, one is attached to the Record, and one is attached to the certificate when issued.
RULES OF PRACTICE IN THE PATENT OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAWAII.
The following regulations, designed to be in strict accordance with the Laws of the Hawaiian Islands, relating to the granting of Patents for inventions, and the registration of copyrights, prints, labels and trade marks, are published for the guidance of all persons interested.
The observance of the appended forms in all cases to which they may be applicable is recommended to inventors and attorneys.
APPROVED: J. A. KING, Minister of the Interior.
1--All business with the office should be transacted in writing. All action of the office will be based exclusively on the written record.
2--All letters must be addressed to the Minister of the Interior.
3--Freight, postage or other charges on matter sent to the office must be prepaid in full. Otherwise it will not be received.
4--The correspondence of the office will be held with the applicant, unless he shall have appointed an attorney to represent him, or unless he shall have assigned the entire interest of his invention, in either of which cases the correspondence will be held with such attorney or such assignee.
5--A separate letter, should in every case, be written in relation to each distinct subject of inquiry or application.
6--The office cannot respond to inquiries as to the novelty of an alleged invention in advance of an application for a patent.
7--_Caveats_, and pending applications, are preserved in secrecy. No information will be given respecting the filing of any _caveat_ or application for a patent without authority from the applicant, unless it shall be necessary to the proper conduct of business before the office.
8--After a patent has been issued, the model, specification and drawings are subject to general inspection, and copies, except of the model, will be furnished on the terms published with these rules.