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The Patent Act of 1836 (Pub. L. 24–357, 5 Stat. 117, enacted July 4, 1836) established a number of important changes in the United States patent system. [1] These include: The examination of patent applications prior to issuing a patent. This was the second time this was done anywhere in the world.
Obtaining patents became much easier during the period after the Patent Act of 1793 and the next federal Patent Act passed in 1836. Between the Patent Act of 1790 and that of 1793, only 57 patents were granted, but by July 2, 1836, a total of 10,000 patents had been granted. [17] This however, came at an expense of the quality of patents granted.
Patent Act of 1800, An Act for the Relief of Oliver Evans: Evans v. Eaton: 16 U.S. 454: 1818: Patent Act of 1793, An Act for the Relief of Oliver Evans: Evans v. Eaton: 20 U.S. 356: March 20, 1822: Patent Act of 1793, An Act for the Relief of Oliver Evans: A patent on an improved machine must clearly describe how the machine differs from the ...
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]
All patents from prior to the fire were listed later as X-Patents by the office. The March 3, 1837 Act made provisions to restore the models and drawings lost in the 1836 fire. [11] An amount of $100,000 was appropriated as a budget. Around 9,957 patent records and some 7,000 invention models were lost.
The original patent term under the 1790 Patent Act was decided individually for each patent, but "not exceeding fourteen years". The 1836 Patent Act (5 Stat. 117, 119, 5) provided (in addition to the fourteen-year term) an extension "for the term of seven years from and after the expiration of the first term" in certain circumstances, when the inventor hasn't got "a reasonable remuneration for ...
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1790. First Patent Act empowered the Secretary of State, the Secretary for the Department of War, and the Attorney General to examine patents for inventions deemed "sufficiently useful and important." 1793. Second Patent Act eliminated examination of patent applications, emphasized enablement requirement. This Act did not have a requirement for ...