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OverviewIn the history of British patent law, the role of Parliament is often side-lined. This is largely due to the raft of failed or timid attempts at patent law reform. Yet there was another way of seeking change. By the end of the nineteenth century, private legislation had become a mechanism or testing ground for more general law reforms. The evolution of the law had essentially been privatised and was handled in the committee rooms in Westminster. This is known in relation to many great industrial movements such as the creating of railways, canals and roads, or political movements such as the powers and duties of local authorities, but it has thus far been largely ignored in the development of patent law. This book addresses this shortfall and examines how private legislation played an important role in the birth of modern patent law. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Phillip JohnsonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780367593988ISBN 10: 036759398 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 14 August 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements Notes on sources Table of cases Tables of legislation A history of patents Private Bill procedure The beginnings The protection of inventions by enactment The non obstante clause and the right to work The restriction and regulation of company patents The specification and its concealment The prolongation of patents The grant of Parliamentary rewards: an alternative Restoration and renewal fees Re-dating and priority fights The end of private business BibliographyReviewsAuthor InformationPhillip Johnson is the Professor of Commercial Law at Cardiff University. His research interests include patent law, public law, and legal history. His publications include a leading practitioner text, the Modern Law of Patents (LexisNexis), and Parliament, Inventions and Patents: A Research Guide and Bibliography (Routledge). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |