SURVEY OF LIFE INSURANCE SALES RESEARCH BUREAU According to the monthly survey of life insurance sales in the United States by the Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau, the January average as compared with January 1937 is 88 percent. Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia maintained or exceeded the average, percentages ranging from 88 percent for Arizona and New Mexico to 132 percent and 137 percent for Kentucky and South Dakota. The comparative ratio for Maine was 66 percent, the lowest of twenty states which failed to maintain the nation's average. The report divides the country into nine groups of states. Of these the Middle Atlantic Group leads with a sales volume of $139,868,000 although this group and the New England group were the only groups to fall below average with percentages of 82 percent and 74 percent respectively. The West South Central Group has the highest ratio for the month with 101 percent. Cities above the average for January were St. Louis and Los Angeles with 96 percent and 92 percent. Chicago maintained the average of 88 percent, while Philadelphia, New York, Cleveland, Boston and Detroit fell below average with percentages ranging from 82 to 68. The comparative percentages included in the survey are based upon the experience of 54 companies representing 85 percent of the new ordinary life insurance sales in this country. The survey also includes sales trends by size of companies. Companies with over $400,000,000 in force are classified as Group A; $150,000,000 to $400,000,000 Group B; under $150,000,000, Group C and D. Group A companies, as usual, maintained the average with Groups B, C and D above average. A new feature of the survey is the Lapse Trends by States data. Averages are given by states for the years 1928, 1932 and 1937 with 1925-1926 figures as a basis. In 1937 the greatest percentage of lapses were in Nevada, Vermont and Rhode Island, these states having ratios of 152, 143 and 133 percent. Delaware and Texas had the lowest ratios with 68 and 72 percent of the average. PATENT STATISTICS Argentina - Patents granted in 1935 numbered 1,300; for 1936, 1,369. The total number of patents issued up to December 31, 1936, was 45,006. Australia Applications lodged for 1935, 5,114; for 1936, 5,484. Patents granted during 1935, 2,129; during 1936, 2,429. There were 2,071 trade mark applications lodged in 1935 and 2,215 in 1936. Trade mark registrations totalled 1,337 in 1935 and 1,664 in 1936. Austria During the period from 1899 to 1929 a total of 235,879 patent applications were filed in Austria. Since then the annual number of applications has been as follows: 9,798 in 1930; 9,223 in 1931; 8,160 in 1932; 7,513 in 1933; 7,418 in 1934; 7,478 in 1935; and 8,008 in 1936. Comparative Lawlies - March 193 This brings the total number of patent applications filed in Austria since the beginning of the century to 292,473. During the period from 1899 to 1929 a total of 116,800 patents were granted in Austria. Since then the annual number granted has been as follows: 4,900 in 1930; 5,300 in 1931; 5,500 in 1932; 4,300 in 1933; 4,200 in 1934; 4,000 in 1935; and 3,800 in 1936. This brings the total since 1899 to 148,800. Patent applications the patents granted in Austria in 1935 and 1936, divided by domicile of applicant and patentee, respectively, as well as patents still in force at the end of 1935 and 1936 were as follows: NUMBER OF PATENTS The number of patents in force was 20,326 at the end of 1931; 20,327 in 1932; 18,837 in 1933; 18,567 in 1934; 18,662 in 1935; and 18,929 in 1936. The patents in force at the end of 1935 and 1936 were divided as follows: Belgium 6,172 patent applications were filed in 1936, as compared th 6,006 in 1935. During 1936, there were 6,139 patents granted mpared with 5,961 in 1935. as Brazil The following tabulation shows the number of patents granted Brazil during 1928, 1929, and 1930, divided by country of domicile of tentee: The figures below indicate total number of patents granted during the ars indicated: EXPROPRIATION OF PETROLEUM COMPANIES IN MEXICO EXTRA-ORDINARY COMPANY LEVY IN ITALY By Commercial Attache Charles A. Livengood, Rome. RUSSIAN REGULATIONS FOR VOLUNTARY COLLECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE. Page 105 116 121 129 136 139 140 Commercial Law and Legal Notes. 140 SELECTED STATISTICAL STATEMENTS: NEW LIFE INSURANCE 26.7 PER CENT LESS IN MARCH 145 145 Subscription: $1 a year; single copies, 10 cents. Make remittances only to Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Published with the approval of the Director of the Budget also a change in the method of distributing subscription copies. 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