Description |
xii, 302 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Patents 1550-1660: law, policy, and controversy -- 2. The later-Stuart patent grant: an instrument of policy? -- 3. The development of the patent system, 1660-1800 -- 4. The judiciary and the enforcement of patent rights -- 5. The decision to patent -- 6. Invention outisde the patent system -- 7. Patents in a capitalist economy -- 8. The long-term rise in patents -- 9. The goals of invention -- 10. Patents: criticisms and alternatives -- 11. A new concept of invention |
Analysis |
England Patent system, 1660-1800 |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 272-292 |
Subject |
Inventions -- Great Britain -- History.
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Patents -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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Patents -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
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LC no. |
87037406 |
ISBN |
0521893992 (paperback) |
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