Report of the ... Annual Meeting of the American Bar Association

SUBJECT.

. Liability of Officers of a Corpora-
tion for Infringement of a
Patent.

Address as Chairman, on Some
Suggestions as to Reform in
Practice and Procedure in
Patent Cases in the Federal
Courts.

.A Brief Review of Legislation Proposed at the Latest Session of Congress Pertinent to Patents and Trade-Marks. Are any Chauges Desirable in Our Patent System? ...Needed Reforms in Interference

Practice.

The Evolution of the Law of Unjust Trade and Unfair Competition.

Common Law Copyright.

. Certain

Phases of the Prima Facie Rights of the Patentee. ..Abolition of Interference Causes in the Patent Office. The Law's Promise to the Patentee and Its Fulfillment. Looking Forward.

. Mechanical Equivalents.

. Liability of the United States for Use of Patented Inventions; with Special Reference to the Act of Congress Entitled "An Act to Provide Additional Protection for Owners of Patents of the United States and for Other Purposes."

The Relation of the Doctrine of
Equivalents to the Interpreta-
tion of Claims of Patents.
The Burden of Proof in Account-
ing Proceedings in Patent
Suits.

.Trade Mark Registration.
..Address as Chairman.

. Procedure at the Trial of Patent Causes in Great Britain.

SUBJECT.

Letters Patent in Relation to Modern Industrial Conditions. Address as Chairman.

Some Present Aspects of the Patent Law.

The Contract Theory of Patents. Address as Chairman.

The Possibilities of the Right of Discovery in Patent Litigation; Some Recent Judicial Developments.

Address as Chairman.

Modern Accountings in Patent and Trade-Mark Cases.

. Patent Situation from the Manufacturer's Standpoint.

.Address as Chairman.

. Public Opinion Reflected in Patent Decisions.

OFFICERS OF

SECTION OF LEGAL EDUCATION

1917-1918.

SELDEN P. SPENCER, Chairman.
St. Louis, Mo.

CHARLES M. HEPBURN, Secretary.
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

FORMER OFFICERS

1893-94-HENRY WADE ROGERS, Chairman.
*GEORGE M. SHARP, Secretary.

1894-95-*JAMES BRADLEY THAYER, Chairman.
*GEORGE M. SHARP, Secretary

1895-96-*EMLIN MCCLAIN, Chairman.

*GEORGE M. SHARP, Secretary.

1896-97-*EDWARD J. PHELPS, Chairman.

*GEORGE. M. SHARP, Secretary.

1897-98-SIMEON E. BALDWIN, Chairman.
*GEORGE M. SHARP, Secretary.

1898-99-WILLIAM WIRT Howe, Chairman.
*GEORGE M. SHARP, Secretary.

1899-00-CHARLES NOBLE GREGORY, Chairman.
*GEORGE M. SHARP, Secretary.

1900-01-HARRY B. HUTCHINS, Chairman.
*GEORGE M. SHARP, Secretary.

1901-02-ERNEST W. HUFFCUT, Chairman.
CHARLES M. HEPBURN, Secretary.

1902-03-GEORGE W. KIRCHWEY, Chairman.
CHARLES M. HEPBURN, Secretary.

1903-04-JAMES BARR AMES, Chairman.