Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 35 Part 2.djvu/885

2044 CONVENTION—JAPAN. MAY 19, 1908. MW ”· lm Oorwention between the United States and ·Japan for the protection of patents, etc., in Oltina. Signed at Was/zingtovt, May 1.9 1.908; ratijication advised by the Senate, May 20, 1908; ratified dy t/ge President, June 2, 1.908; ratified by Ja n, August 3, 1908; ratiyieations exchanged at Tokyo, August 6, 19;; proc aimed August 11, 1.908. _ Br rim Pxnsmniwr or rim Unrrnn S·rA·rms or Aumuca. A PROCLAMATION. mPr¤¤¤g;i¤gu¤ég;;:¤- Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and iiiliainiie.the Empire of Japan providing for reciprocal protection 111 Chma. for the inventions, designs, tra e marks and copyrights of their respective citizens and subjects, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington on the nineteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and eight, the original of w ich Convention is word for word as follows: ommezmgwwem The President of the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan being desirous to secure in China reciprocal protection for the inventions, designs, trademarks and copyrights of their res ective citizens and subjects have resolved to conclude a convention ¥or that purpose and have named as their Plenipotentaries, that is to sa : P1<>¤ir»¤¢¤¤¤i¤ri¢S· The President of the United States of America, Robert Bacon, ActingISecretary of State of the United States; and is Majesty the Emperor of Japan, Baron Ko ro Takahira, Shosammi, Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of gi; Risin Sun, His Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America; lVho, after havin communicated to each other their Full Powers found to be in goodg and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles: Amicnn I. 1¤fri¤s·=¤¤¤¤*¤· Inventions, designs and trade marks duly patented or registered by citizens or subjects of one High Contracting Party in the appropriate office of the other Contracting Party shall have in all parts of China the same protection against infringement by citizens or subjects of such other Contracting Party as in the dominions and possessions of such other Contracting Party. Aarxcuz II. G<>x>rriz¤¢¤· The citizens or subjects of each of the two High Contracting Parties shall enjoy in China the protection of copyright for their works of literature and art as well as photographs to the same extent as they are protected in the dominions and possessions of the other party. Airrrcmz III. m fg{’,°§u‘f In case of infringement in China b a citizen or subject of one of the two High Contracting Parties of, any invention, design, trade