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THE rules of procedure of the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors were published in September 1946 (Nature, September 28, p. 443). About fifty claims arising from the use of inventions by the British and Allied Governments during the War have so far been referred to the Commission. They relate to a wide field of invention and include claims in respect of 'Mulberry', the flail tank, which was first used in North Africa for destroying enemy mines, plastic armour for use on ships, amphibious tanks, the Bailey bridge, the sticky bomb, and many others. Many of these cases raise complicated scientific and legal issues, and the preparation of a case for hearing takes a considerable time. It has, therefore, been necessary to postpone the first public hearing of the Commission ; but it is hoped that a case will be ready in the middle of February or the beginning of March. A committee consisting of the chairman, Lord Justice Cohen, the deputy chairman, Mr. Kenneth Swan, and the secretary has been set up to deal with preliminary matters which may arise in a claim before it is ready for hearing before the full Commission.
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Claims for War-time Awards for Inventions. Nature 159, 92 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159092a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/159092a0