JSB171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: United States Patent And Trademark Office, New York Law School, Windsurfing
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Outline: introduction, types of patents & duration, patentable subject matter. Is a manner of manufacture" within the meaning of s6 statute of monopolies. What is a patent: grant by the crown, of exclusive right, to exploit an invention, throughout the patent territory (domestic only, for the duration of the patent. Earlier patents were not as narrow as they are today they covered anything new that was brought in, and it was not necessarily confined to inventions. Patents provided an artificial and unfair advantage to traders. Crown granted patents to people for money in order to raise revenue. However, the statute of monopolies was enacted, which provided that patents could only be granted to an inventor and for inventions. Today, australian patent law is governed by the patents act 1990 (cth) and the patents regulations. During term of patent: community has benefit of the invention and technology behind it is disclosed.
