History of Intellectual Property
The history of patenting, the origins of patents, copyrights, and trademarks. Read about the history and view historical images of early patent offices and drawings.
The history of the patent office.
Two hundred and twelve years ago the first patent act of the United States was passed - Read about the history and view historical images of early patent offices and drawings
View U.S. patent No. 1 issued on July 13th, 1836
Original X-patent dated 1832
View images of the first U.S. patent office.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office or PTO - the history of patents.
The first recorded patent of invention was granted to John of Utynam. In 1449, he was awarded a 20-year monopoly for a glass-making process previously unknown in England.
In the 1970s, the P.T.O. avoided granting any patent if the invention utilized a calculation made by a computer. In the 1980s, the Supreme Court forced the P.T.O. to change its position.
A complete online book written by Kenneth W. Dobyns.
Several topics covered including historical images, trademarks, copyrights, and patents.
