Chapter V: Act 27: An Act

TO AMEND SECTIONS 2 AND 3 OF AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO
REGULATE THE ISSUING OF PATENTS," APPROVED AUGUST 29, 1884,
AND TO ADD TWO NEW SECTIONS TO SAID ACT, AS AMENDED BY AN
ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT REGULATING THE ISSUING
OF PATENTS," APPROVED THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 1888, TO BE
CALLED SECTIONS 15 AND 16.

_Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the Republic of Hawaii:_

SECTION 1. That Section 2 of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the issuing of Patents," approved August 29, 1884, is hereby amended by striking out the word "ten" and inserting in its place the word "fifteen," so that said Section as amended shall read as follows:

"SECTION 2. Every patent shall contain a short title or description of the invention or discovery, correctly indicating its nature and design, and a grant to the patentee, his heirs or assigns, for the term of fifteen years, of the exclusive right to make, use and vend the invention or discovery throughout the Hawaiian Islands, referring to the specifications for the particulars thereof. A copy of the specifications and drawings shall be annexed to the patent and be a part thereof:"