"The purpose of this book is to study the requirement for an invention in United Kingdom patent law in its historical and international statutory context ... [and] the issues which the law's construction of the requirement for an invention raise, and the historical development of the UK patent system from before the first English patent legislation of 1623 through the system's recent phase of Europeanization."--Preface.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. The origins of patents for inventions, and early conceptions of the inventions: Pre-1623; 2. The requirement for an invention in the pre-modern era of mechanical and chemical manufacture: 1623 to 1882; 3. The requirement for an invention in the modern era of 'new' technologies: 1883 to 1976; 4. The EPC requirement for an invention in its interpretive context; 5. Article 52(2) and (3) of the EPCA according to the European patent office; 6. Inherent patentability in UK law since 1977.
Introduction The origins of patents for inventions, and early conceptions of the invention : pre-1623 The requirement for an invention in the pre-modern era of mechanical and chemical manufacture : 1623 to 1882 The requirement for an invention in the modern era of 'new' technologies : 1883 to 1976 The EPC requirement for an invention in its interpretive context Article 52(2) and (3) of the EPA according to the European Patent Office Inherent patentability in UK law since 1977 Conclusion.