[D8749AAM], Letter from Henry W Seely to Thomas Alva Edison, August 15th, 1887

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Title

[D8749AAM], Letter from Henry W Seely to Thomas Alva Edison, August 15th, 1887

Editor's Notes

In England & France, the treaty protects you for six months from your application here, so there is no hurry in those two countries. ## Germany however did not join in the treaty, and the publication of your paper will make it impossible for you to get a valid German patent. Is it not likely to be printed at once, or at most within a couple of weeks. ## I don't see how I could possibly get off the German patent before Dye returns next week as the spec[-] is not written and I am entirely unfamiliar with the matter. ## Do you wish, anyway, to apply for a German patent and run the risk of its being invalidated by the publication which is pretty sure to occur before the papers could be filed in Germany, even if they could be sent off today."

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Date

1887-08-15

Type

Folder/Volume ID

D8749-F

Microfilm ID

120:213

Document ID

D8749AAM

Publisher

Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
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