American Patent Law

Students and established scholars of intellectual property law often look for historical context when trying to understand the development and present-day contours of IP rules and systems. American Patent Law supplies this context, offering readers a comprehensive account of the evolution of the US patent system and patent doctrine beginning in 1790. From the technologies for harvesting wood and shoemaking in the earliest periods to computer software and biotechnology of the present, each chapter of the book covers the characteristic technologies of each historical era. The book also describes how businesspeople in each era acquired and enforced patents and used patents as the foundation of various business arrangements. This book is a landmark in the history of technologies, the US patent system, and the way private actors have deployed patents across American history.

Author: Robert P. Merges
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/09/2023
Pages: 536
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.94lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d
ISBN13: 9781009123419
ISBN10: 1009123416
BISAC Categories:
- Law | Intellectual Property | General
- Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice