When a great couturier gives a showing, he may be sure that many a lynx-eyed copyist will attend, that many a minor dressmaker will quickly ape his best creations. Like him, designers of furniture, china, fabrics, shoes, are subjected to constant "pirating" by less imaginative competitors. Their only protection now is to patent their designs—a procedure of years, during which their artful handiwork often becomes obsolete.
Last week the House Patents Committee considered a bill introduced by Representative William Irving Sirovich of New York, to allow designers to copyright their creations. A copyright is almost...
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