Privatised Law Reform: A History of Patent Law Through Private Legislation, 1620-1907: A History of Patent Law Through Private Legislation, 1620-1907

ISBN-13: 9780367593988 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 208 str.

Phillip Johnson

Opis

In the history of British patent law, the role of Parliament is often side-lined. This is largely due to the raft of failed or timid attempts at patent law reform. This book addresses this shortfall and examines how private legislation played an important role in the birth of modern patent law.

Spis treści

Contents

Acknowledgements

Notes on sources

Table of cases

Tables of legislation

1. A history of patents











2. Private Bill procedure



3. The beginnings











4. The protection of inventions by enactment











5. The non obstante clause and the right to work











6. The restriction and regulation of company patents











7. The specification and its concealment











8. The prolongation of patents











9. The grant of Parliamentary rewards: an alternative











10. Restoration and renewal fees











11. Re-dating and priority fights











12. The end of private business

Bibliography

O autorze

Phillip Johnson is the Professor of Commercial Law at Cardiff University. His research interests include patent law, public law, and legal history. His publications include a leading practitioner text, the Modern Law of Patents (LexisNexis), and Parliament, Inventions and Patents: A Research Guide and Bibliography (Routledge).