Statistics Of Invention - Softcover

Henry Dircks

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461484250 ISBN 13: 9780461484250

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Statistics Of Invention by Henry Dircks examines the policy and history of patent law in Britain, arguing against abolition and for the protection of inventors' rights. Read before the British Association in 1869, the essay surveys the economic and social consequences of patents, and tests the claim that exclusive rewards hinder progress. Dircks critiques the abolitionist positions of Mr. Macfie and his allies, showing how patent protection can spur capital investment and the dissemination of innovations while warning against abuses by manufacturers. Using the steam engine as a central case study, he traces a long arc from early unpatented progress to the modern system following the 1852 reform, illustrating how better protection coincided with greater invention. The work also gathers public and expert opinions, comparing patents with copyright and other forms of technology protection, and argues that a carefully tempered patent law serves the public interest by funding invention and enabling widespread adoption of new ideas.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461484250
• ISBN 13: 9780461484250
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 62