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Patent Law Harmonization - A Historical Perspective - PART I  
 
 
The first general law providing for the grant of exclusive rights for limited periods to the makers of inventions in general as a deliberate act of economic policy was probably in Venice in 1474

by: John Richards

The European Background of the Patent System

In medieval times, the grant of exclusive rights "monopolies" by the sovereign had been a convenient way in which the sovereign could raise money without the need to resort to taxation. Such g

 
 

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Patent Law Harmonization - A Historical Perspective - II  
 
   

by: John Richards

Developments From 1945 to 1980

After World War II there were increasing pressures for change. The initial impetus came from congestion in patent offices of some countries and the increasing costs of securing patent protection, as this be

 
 

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