Series PAT - Patents

Identity area

Reference code

MT NAM CMD-01-PAT

Title

Patents

Date(s)

  • 1890 - 1992 (Accumulation)

Level of description

Series

Extent and medium

135 boxes (1,136 paper files)

Context area

Name of creator

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

This accession was transferred to the National Archives of Malta from the Commerce Department in 2021.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

In this Series one may find applications for Patents (which have lapsed) in Malta from 1890 to 1992.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

More paper files will be made accessible for research once 30 years from date of creation have lapsed.

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

These records are located in an off-site repository, thus documents will not be delivered on the same day. Kindly contact the officers in the Reading Room, who will inform you when the next delivery will take place and set an appointment accordingly.

Conditions governing reproduction

Language of material

    Script of material

      Language and script notes

      Physical characteristics and technical requirements

      Finding aids

      The catalogue for the records which fall under this Series is available at the Reading Room of the National Archives of Malta, Central Archive, Rabat, Malta.

      Allied materials area

      Existence and location of originals

      Existence and location of copies

      Related units of description

      Notes area

      Note

      All the below Patents have lapsed and hence transferred to NAM.

      Alternative identifier(s)

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      Description control area

      Description identifier

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      Status

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Archivist's note

          A list was assembled by the Commerce Department prior to transfer to the National Archives of Malta. Revised in September 2023; 22/08/2024.

          Accession area