Eric Schiff analyzes two countries, widely known for their sophisticated industrial development, that are unique in having had no national patent protection for appreciable periods in their recent history. Originally published in 1971. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library.
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Includes index. 1. Introduction.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction I. The Netherlands, 1869-1912. 2. Historical background 3. Industrial development in the Netherlands, 1870-1914 4. Inventive activity before and after 1912 5. Two Dutch industries during the patentless period 6. Discussions preceding the reintroduction of a patent system II. Switzerland, 1850-1907. 7. Historical background 8. Industrialization in Switzerland during the patentless era 9. Inventions and the patent problem 10. Concluding observations Appendix : Derivation of the data underlying figures 1 to 5.
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Princeton legacy library.
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Print version: Schiff, Eric, 1901- Industrialization without national patents : the Netherlands, 1869-1912, Switzerland, 1850-1907. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, c1971 xi, 137 pages Princeton legacy library.
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[Princeton, N.J.] : Princeton University Press, 1971.