The British Patent System during the Industrial Revolution 1700–1852
The British Patent System during the Industrial Revolution 1700–1852

Author: Sean Bottomley

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-10-16

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1316123677

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The British Patent System during the Industrial Revolution 1700–1852 presents a fundamental reassessment of the contribution of patenting to British industrialisation during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It shows that despite the absence of legislative reform, the British patent system was continually evolving and responding to the needs of an industrialising economy. Inventors were able to obtain and enforce patent rights with relative ease. This placed Britain in an exceptional position. Until other countries began to enact patent laws in the 1790s, it was the only country where inventors were frequently able to appropriate returns from obtaining intellectual property rights, thus encouraging them to develop the new technology industrialisation required.

The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited
The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited

Author: Josh Lerner

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2012-04-15

Total Pages: 715

ISBN-13: 0226473031

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This volume offers contributions to questions relating to the economics of innovation and technological change. Central to the development of new technologies are institutional environments and among the topics discussed are the roles played by universities and the ways in which the allocation of funds affects innovation.

The Democratization of Invention
The Democratization of Invention

Author: B. Zorina Khan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-09-12

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9780521811354

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This book, first published in 2005, examines the evolution and impact of American intellectual property rights during the 'long nineteenth century'.

Technological Change
Technological Change

Author: Robert Fox

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-10-12

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1136645926

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In this volume, scholars from these two very different traditions are brought together. Never before has a single volume contained such a distinguished and diverse group of historians of technology.

India and International Law
India and International Law

Author: Bimal N. Patel

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2005-09-01

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 9047415493

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India has been a torchbearer in enhancing the ideals of international law. It has made persistent efforts to, among other things, promote a democratic multilateral legal framework, eliminate global economic inequality, enhance true democratic values and human rights, protect the environment and achieve sustainable development. India and International Law examines how India has attempted to achieve these goals in international relations and what has been therefore its contribution to the codification and progressive development of international law. The work will be a useful reference tool to scholars, academicians and policy-makers who are seeking practical expertise on India’s policy and practical approach to international law. It provides excellent reference to the case laws of the Indian judiciary bearing reference to the implementation of international law at national level and India’s position as of 31 December 2004 on the Multilateral Treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General.

The Making of Modern Intellectual Property Law
The Making of Modern Intellectual Property Law

Author: Brad Sherman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1999-07-08

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 0521563631

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One of the common themes in recent public debate has been the law's inability to accommodate the new ways of creating, distributing and replicating intellectual products. In this book the authors argue that in order to understand many of the problems currently confronting the law, it is necessary to understand its past. This is its first detailed historical account. In this book the authors explore two related themes. First, they explain why intellectual property law came to take its now familiar shape with sub-categories of patents, copyright, designs and trade marks. Secondly, the authors set out to explain how it is that the law grants property status to intangibles. In doing so they explore the rise and fall of creativity as an organising concept in intellectual property law, the mimetic nature of intellectual property law and the important role that the registration process plays in shaping intangible property.

Australian Intellectual Property Law
Australian Intellectual Property Law

Author: Mark J. Davison

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2008-02-11

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13: 113946731X

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Intellectual property law in Australia has changed dramatically in the last decade and continues to change. Developments in technology, the rise of the internet, the globalisation of trade and the increasing importance of 'superbrands' or trade marks with global appeal have all impacted on the laws surrounding intellectual property. Furthermore, globalisation has resulted in greater pressure to expand the rights of intellectual property owners as they endeavour to capture the potential benefits of ownership in an increasingly affluent and integrated world economy. This book provides a detailed and scholarly insight into Australian intellectual property law. It aims to offer students and legal professionals a detailed discussion of the black-letter aspects of the law, with the primary emphasis on the legal principles and complexities within.