A Brief History of Patents – Part Two: 1790 – 1900
In part Two of our ongoing series summarizing the history of the patent system, we turn to the evolution of patent protections in the United States between 1790 and 1900, starting with the U.S. Patent Act of 1790 and the birth of the U.S. patent system. Also covered: The U.S. Patent Act of 1793 and the first gold push of U.S. Patent applications, the establishment of the U.S. Patent Office in 1836, and the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 1883, which gave birth to cooperative international IP treaties.
A Brief History of Patents – Part One: Antiquity – 1700
In part 1 of our ongoing series summarizing the history of the patent system, we explore the birth of patents and their tortuous evolution through the ages until the U.S. Patent Act of 1790 brought patent protections into the modern era. From ancient Greece and Medieval England’s Letters Patents to the English Statute of Monopolies of 1624 and the transition of patent administration to common law, readers will learn about how patents were initially regarded and granted before the industrial age.
A Brief History of Patents – Part Three: 1900-2000
In Part Three of this ongoing series summarizing the history of the patent system, we focus on the evolution of patent protections throughout the 20th century, including The Strasbourg Patent Convention of 1963, the harmonization of substantive patent law in Europe, the The European Patent Convention (EPC) of 1973, and the establishment of the European Patent Office (EPO).
