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  2. History of United States patent law - Wikipedia

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    Under the Patent Act of 1793, the United States barred foreign inventors from receiving patents at the same time as granting patents to Americans who had pirated technology from other countries. “America thus became, by national policy and legislative act, the world’s premier legal sanctuary for industrial pirates.

  3. Patent Act of 1790 - Wikipedia

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    The Patent Act of 1790 (1 Stat. 109) was the first patent statute passed by the federal government of the United States.It was enacted on April 10, 1790, about one year after the constitution was ratified and a new government was organized.

  4. History of patent law - Wikipedia

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    In 1641, Samuel Winslow was granted the first patent in North America by the Massachusetts General Court for a new process for making potash salt. [ 19 ] Towards the end of the 18th century, and influenced by the philosophy of John Locke , the granting of patents began to be viewed as a form of intellectual property right, rather than simply ...

  5. Samuel Hopkins (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    U.S. patent X1. Samuel Hopkins (December 9, 1743 – 1818) was an American inventor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [1] [2] On July 31, 1790, he was granted the first U.S. patent, under the new U.S. patent statute just signed into law by President Washington on April 10, 1790.

  6. Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) - Wikipedia

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    The Patent Act of 1836 (Ch. 357, 5 Stat. 117) further clarified United States patent law to the extent of establishing a patent office where patent applications are filed, processed, and granted, contingent upon the language and scope of the claimant's invention, for a patent term of 14 years with an extension of up to an additional 7 years. [6]

  7. United States Patent and Trademark Office - Wikipedia

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    First United States patent The National Inventors Hall of Fame is housed in the Madison Building of the USPTO. On July 31, 1790, the first U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins for an improvement "in the making of Pot ash and Pearl ash by a new Apparatus and Process".

  8. United States patent law - Wikipedia

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    The large size of the US economy, the strong pro-patentee legal regime and over 200 years of case law make US patents more valuable and more litigated than patents of any other country. The long history of patents and strong protection of patent holders contributes to abuse of the system by patent trolls , which are largely absent in other ...

  9. Samuel Winslow (patentee) - Wikipedia

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    In 1641, Samuel Winslow was granted the first patent in North America by the Massachusetts General Court for a new process for making salt. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] See also