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    Core documents by: Date Place Core documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States All documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States Original language: English French German Italian Latin Browse documents by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse commentaries by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse database by: Key words Editors' login:  | | House Joint copyright and patent bill decision, New York (1789) Source: Library of Congress: House Journal, 1st Cong., 1st Sess., April 20, 1789, 18-19. Citation: House Joint copyright and patent bill decision (1789), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Record-ID: us_1789b Full title House Decision to prepare a bill for general copyright and patent protection Full title original language N/A Abstract A decision by the House of Representatives to order the preparation of a general copyright-patent Bill. The House made this decision in response to petitions for individual copyright and patent protection. The decision resulted in an early joint copyright-patent bill that was later split into two separate Acts. Bibliography Bugbee, Bruce Willis. The Genesis of American Patent and Copyright Law. Washington D.C.: Public Affairs Press, 1967. Walterscheid, Edward C. To promote the progress of useful arts : American patent law and administration, 1798-1836. Littleton, Colo. : F.B. Rothman, 1998. Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location New York Year 1789 Language English Source Library of Congress: House Journal, 1st Cong., 1st Sess., April 20, 1789, 18-19. Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Cadwalader, Lambert (1742-1823) Churchman, John (1753-1805) Contee, Benjamin (1755-1815) Cook, James (1728-1779) Huntington, Benjamin (1736-1800) Ramsay, David (1749-1815) Tucker, Thomas Tudor (1745-1828) Persons referred to in commentary N/A Places referred to N/A Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to N/A Legislation referred to in commentary U.S. Patent Act 1790 Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to U.S. House of Representatives Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words authors' remuneration incentives ingenuity inventors patents, for invention Responsible editor Oren Bracha Copyright status Original document is out of copyright. In so far as these scans are protected by copyright, they are made available on the same terms as translations and commentaries (see home page). | |||||
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