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VI. Proceedings: All designs, tradesmar1-s and names submitted for regi.a
ration are held in absolute confidence, and no one but authorized
members of the Bureau staff shall be permitted to examine the files or
have access to the filing rooms. Imn'iediat-ly u-oon receipt of the an-
plication, together with the date required, it is examined by esperts, |
checked with the files and a thorough search made to determine whether it
duplicate or similar to one already registered. If it is subject to
registration, a photostat copy is returned to the anolicant, with a
certificate of registration; if it is not subject to registration, the
article is returned to' the applicant stating the reason therefore.
Appeals from the decision of the Bureau may be taken in the manner here-''
inafter provided for.-

VII, Design Labels ani Sta is: Any applicant who is granted a registrati.'
duly certified by the Bureau is entitled to use the design label or stamp
of the Bureau on such articles as are registered. Upon application, thee
will be furnished by the Bureau at a price to be agreed unon.

VIII. Special Instructions: The Bureau may issue from time to time
special instructions of a technical nature to trade associations or
industrial' groups dealing with such matters as making of samples, draw-
ings and sketches and models, wrapping and marking of the above, methods.
of notification and similar matters for each industry for distribution
to its members.

IX. Apeals: Any dispute regarding rejections by the Bureau shall be
referred to an Appeals Committee established by the Council for the
Bureau, upon the request of the auolicant whose design was rejected, .
A fee shall be fixed by the Appeals Committee for the hearings in order
to cover the additional cost of handling the details and also to. elimi-.
nate objections that are not made in good ,faith. The members of this
Committee shall serve without compensation.

 Whenever the ownership of the design or mark or name is in contro-
versy or when arrangements are to be made for the cross-licensing of a
design between one or more parties, the matter shall be submitted to ar-
bitration in accordance wi*h the rules of the American Arbitration Asso-
ciation.

X. Complaints: Any complaint regarding the imitation, simulation or.
copying of a design, trademark or trade name, shall be filed with the
Bureau which will immediately institute an inquiry and endeavor to make
an adjustment in accordance with the findings. Uoon the failure of such I
adjustment, the matter shall be re-ported to the Code Authority of the
industry as constituting a violation of the Code, and for settlement it j
may be referred to arbitration under the Rules of the American Arbitrar-
tion Association upon request of both parties.

X1. Committee: Each industrial group or trade association shall estab-
lish a Design Protection Committee to cooperate with the Bureau in the
administration of these Rules and to recommend alterations therein. The
Committee may recomnlend the establishment of a separate division in the
Bureau for handling registrations referred by its members, but such divi-.:
sion shall be under the guidance and supervision of the staff of the
Bureau end subject to these Rules. ,

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