The role of theoretical debate in the evolution of national and international patent protection : from the French Revolution to the Paris Convention of 1883 / by Louise J. Duncan.

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2021]

x, 388 pages ; 25 cm.

"This volume offers new insight into key developments in the history of protection for patent rights during the period 1791-1883. The author presents a detailed examination of the underlying theoretical bases advanced for the protection of patents in various key European countries, and including new material focusing on the political rhetoric of protagonists and opponents of the patent system during the course of the patent abolitionist debates of the 1860s and 1870s. Finally, the book examines in detail the factors which prompted the movement towards international protection of patents, culminating in the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 1883"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version : Duncan, Louise J. Role of theoretical debate in the evolution of national and international patent protection Leidens ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2021]

Books / Dissertations & Theses

English

November 23, 2021

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Monash University, 1997) issued under title: From privileges to the Paris Convention : the role of theoretical debate in the evolution of national and international patent protection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.