American patent law : a business and economic history / Robert P. Merges.
Imprint
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
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KF3114.M463 2022
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Description
xix, 515 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : overview and themes -- Founding era Patent Law, 1790-1820 -- The Jacksonian Era and early industrialization, 1820-1880 -- Corporatization, 1880-1920 -- 1921-1982 : patents in and out of the headlines -- The Federal Circuit Era -- In conclusion : the private (law) life of patents.