American Patent Law: A Business and Economic History

by Robert P Merges

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009125796
• ISBN13: 9781009125796
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"