History of Patent laws - 3


	History of Patent laws - 3

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11-10-2007 5:03 PM

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an effort to curb further abuses of power, Parliament, in 1624, passed
the English Statute of Monopolies, which outlawed all royally
sanctioned monopolies.  Realizing the importance of protecting
inventors and the economic benefits associated with encouraging
innovation, an exception was allowed for patents of "new
manufactures." These patents were awarded to the inventor as long as
their new devices did not hurt trade or result in price increases.
Additionally, a statutory limit of fourteen years was imposed on
English patents.
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The history and evolution of the English patent system is important
for understanding the foundation of America's patent system.  Sherwood
writes, "The idea of a patent system came to the New World with
immigrants from England... the American patent system thus reveals a
concern for the rights of the inventor and of society in general."<SUP><A href="http://www.historical-markers.org/usptohistory3.cgi#5">5</A></SUP></P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/0EE690E4-D806-41A7-91B1-F3D1C46E5F58/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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