1314 srxrrsrxrn CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 126. 1921. patent or publication or such public use or sale was prior to the filing _ of the forei n appllication upon which the right of priority is based. p.‘l;;,t:L1€l2HgStlm°I°r Sec. 2. 'Ighat the time now fixed by law or the payment of any fee or for ialhehtalcing lefdany action with refsipect to an applicatioxilioli patent, w `c time a not expire on ugust 1, 1914, or w c commenced after An ust 1, 1914 is hereby extended until the expiration of one year fiom the passage of this Act, without the pay- ment of eipension fees elii eltlier penalty (indfavor of the ceitizensil olii subjects o countries w 'c ave exten e , now exten , or s a . . extend durin a period of one year from the passa of this Act sub-
- ’¤“*rS***1***°°· steintialily reciprocal privilleges to plitlilzenelf of the 1T§1iit1§1States, prilovi ed t at no extension erein s a co er suc ri egcs on the
citizens or subjects of a foreign country for a longiir term than the I me mm term duringhwhich such plrigegesdare conierre by such éegeign “ '°“°° ‘ count on the citizens o the nite States ut nothing in t Act shall give any right to reopeninterferenceilproceedings where Hnal Rights to ummm hearing before the examiner of mterferences as taken place. ¤Se_e1uev1¤eS.,em.,uot Sec._ 3. 'l`hat_ no patent granted or validated b reason of the §‘,}’§§,g,"j§_*" g'°“““‘ extensions provided or_in sections i and 2 of this get shall abndge or otherwise aifect the ht of an citizen of the United States, or his . rs Y agent or agents, or l11S successor in business, to continue any manufacture, use, or sale commenced before the passage of this Act by such citizen, nor shall the continued manufacture, use, or sale by such citizen, or the use or sale of the devices resulting from such manufac- Ap umimmedby ture or use constitute an infringement. _ agent; sims August 1, SEc._4. That all applications for patent filed since August 1, 1914, Egg; ,,,*2, §’,?},'§,,,,’°}',§}‘f and prior to June 15, 1920, which were_execi1ted by an agent of the - atpphcanti and mhiyilrhich a tp·et1tion, spec$cet1o1i; oatliii8e11gnedhbK e mven or, or execu or admims a or, en or s a have been filed within a period of one year from the ass of this Act, and the (patents granted on such applications, ghallaltliiave the same force an effect as if the apers s` ed b the inventor, or his executor or (etlimitiilistrator, had glee? filelglbn thi; date on which the . ._ pa signe y e agent were e . ¢S§•il;i»? - _ gm;. 5. That all applications for patent filed since August 1, 1914, i‘,Qm;,,‘§,,,,;; l,§‘Z§;'§,?€f"" in which the oath was executed before or authenticated by a consular eggcer, or citheiérepreseiligatiye qualifieiile ip adminismrfotsilfghsfy of 3 vernmen ac mg in III erest o t ovemment o mte gtates, shallt'8l(iayi)e tthle sameii force baed effect asulif said oatli held een execu y e app cant e ore a cons ar officer o t . United States. 1¤i2xif$S°i»i1`i1Zd;ZSi·? SPEC. 6. That where an invention was made b a rson while mg ‘“"°“· serying abroad, dumigthe war with the forces of the United States, civil or military, the inventor thereof shall be entitled, in interference eiid other connectioii wiiiii such inventieii, I1; esame o rioriywz res to suc in ntionas/t Mum wb°mm_ same had been medi; 111 the_United éiisctes and wher? an a plication became abandoned or fo1'fG1l`»6% dun? the time the ap lilcant was serving with the forcw of _ nited tates, by reason oi) his failure tottake actioii oxiajiey a fee the time now required by gw, such ac ion may e en, or e ee paid, within six months om the . . passage of this Act. _ ef11; tgfgalieg Sec. 7. 'ljhat no claim shall be made or action brought in respect muy, ,,,,,d,,m,,,,,_, of the use since Au%st 1, 1914, up to the passage of thie Act, by the ¤¤¤¤A¤v¤¤¤ 1. 1¤14· (government of the mt¤él1’States,th0rt}i>‘y any persons acting on behalf o 0lZ_\1DdB1'» contractwi orwi assent fth Go mms tof tlfet£nitefilSttIe8teeJ0rtecii or theiroreprgsentirafiaives fisse- 013 W1 m , uu r an stent hts o in whole erin part [since August I, 1914, bsjr lin alienngenemy nor in respect of the use of any process d such period, or the sale, offering for sale, or use, at any tune, oi any products, articles, or
