THE

MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1887.

THE

MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT 1887

WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE

IMPORTATION SECTIONS

AND THE

CUSTOMS REGULATIONS & ORDERS MADE THEREUNDER,

TOGETHER WITH THE

CONVENTIONS WITH FOREIGN STATES FOR PROTECTION OF TRADE MARKS

AND ORDERS IN COUNCIL UNDER THE PATENTS, DESIGNS AND
TRADE MARKS ACT, 1883, ETC.

BY

HOWARD PAYN,

И

OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW,

AND OF THE SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT OF THE BOARD OF CUSTOMS.

LONDON:

STEVENS AND SONS, 119, CHANCERY LANE,
Law Publishers and Booksellers.

1888

LONDON:

PRINTED BY C. F. ROWORTH, GREAT NEW STREET, FETTER LANE, E.C.

PREFACE.

As a member of the Committee appointed by the Board of Customs to draw up the Regulations and Orders under the Merchandise Marks Act, 1887, as regards imported goods, and having since their issue been brought into contact with a large number of persons desiring to know whether their various marks and brands would pass the Customs, I have necessarily had many of the difficulties occasioned by the new Act specially brought to my notice. I have found that most persons are willing enough to mark their goods in conformity with the law, but that they have experienced great difficulty, especially as regards indirect indications of origin, in knowing what the sections of the Act actually require.