Oeteber Vr. 16,1928 Malan E, Wilson, c/o Wile & Barnes, Continental Bank Bldg., Salt Lake City Utah. Dear Subject: BROWNING ARMS TRADE MARK MOE. : Enclosed is a copy you can 8ee we are country. of letter recently sent to Mr. Nebeker, from which trying to get section on boot leg shipmentsto this We have had a great deal of difficulty getting first hand legal advice 6n trade marks. We at first started out to heve an impression of our name but after made fooling on 411 automatic around for shot ecuns which we expeoted = year or more, to trade decided that we mew so on the butt plates of the guns. mark, ijttle about such matters, that we had better move slowly. Inasmuch ae steel impressions are hard to make and we would not like to have to change the mark when onse we started, for various reasons, we decided that we would trade mark the design which was already We are in receipt of advice from Mr. Nebekerts office that the registration of this trade mark is about complete and it is our idea to then proceed to stop such shipments through the Customs house if possible, and no doubt we Will learn something at least, The objection to the trade mark of the butt plate desigh is that the butt piate may be removed and another butt plete attached, although there seems to be a decision that collectors at ports of entry are not allowe? to let importers make such a chenge. The point we are getting at.is that sooner or later we believe it will be necessary for us to figure out » design for a suitable tradé mark and one whieh the factory will be willing to stamp in the metal on all automatic shot guns manufactured, whether purchased by us or others. We are enclosing herewith copy of statement on the law, which may be helpful to yous A eopy of this statement wis sent to Mr. Nebeker when we were first endeavoring to get a trade mark and it was his opinion that section 826 Tarif? Ast of 1922 was suitcble to our purpose. : Very MABeT ENG « truly yours,