Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 - A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. by Various
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or materials, any original design for a bust, statue, bas-relief, or
composition in alto or basso-relievo, or any new and original impression being formed in marble or other material, or any new and useful pattern, or print, or picture, to be either worked into or worked on, or printed, or painted, or cast, or otherwise fixed on any article of manufacture, or any new and original shape or configuration of any article of manufacture not known or used by others, etc." This definition embraces five particulars. 1. A new and original design for a manufacture. 2. An original design for a bust, statue, etc. 3. A new and original impression or ornament to be placed on any article of manufacture. 4. A new and useful pattern, print, or picture to be worked into or worked on, or printed, or painted, or cast, or otherwise fixed on any article of manufacture. 5. A new and original shape or configuration of any article of manufacture. The first three of these classes would seem to refer to ornament only; the fourth to ornament, combined with utility, as in the case of trade marks; and the fifth to new shapes or forms of manufactured articles, which, for some reason, were preferable to those previously adopted. The disputed questions which have thus far arisen under these |
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