Of current interest: Third report of National patent planning commission

The basic concept of both patents and copyrights is the assurance to the individual creators of the new and useful an adequate protection of their intellectual property against piracy. The National Patent Planning Commission in its third report issued under date of September 8, 1945, rejects proposals for revision of the patent system of the United States involving a departure from the principles upon which it is founded and by the “effectuation of which it has furthered the nation´s industrial and social improvement.” This is the philosophy in the main of this report of the Commission which is a résumé of recommendations already made for the information of the President, and a summary of the main subjects and problems now under consideration. A study of the existing patent laws was made as a result of a directive of the President on April 20, 1945, to the Secretary of Commerce to form a committee to offer recommendations respecting legislative proposals to be laid before Congress.