HC Deb 01 February 1897 vol 45 c914
MR. W. O'MALLEY (Galway, Connemara)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether Great Britain is the only country which grants letters patent for inventions without any stipulation that the articles so patented must be manufactured within the country?

MR. RITCHIE

No, Sir. The Patent Laws of the United States, of India, and of the princidal British Colonies do not stipulate that the articles must be manufactured within the country.