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100 1 _aMacfie, R. A.
_q(Robert Andrew),
_d1811-1893
245 1 0 _aRecent discussions on the abolition of patents for inventions in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the Netherlands
246 1 _aAbolition of patents : recent discussions in the United Kingdom and on the continent.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-11-11
508 _aStephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Recent Discussions on the Abolition of Patents for Inventions in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the Netherlands" by Sir William Armstrong is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work presents arguments and evidence advocating for the abolition of patent laws, discussing their implications on industry and commerce in various countries. The book aims to challenge the existing patent system, suggesting that it hampers innovation and benefits a select few at the expense of public welfare. At the start of the work, Armstrong introduces the topic by outlining the severe criticisms that have emerged regarding patent laws. He presents a petition from the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce advocating for the abolition of patents, and he highlights statements from various industrial leaders and economists who assert that patents create monopolies detrimental to trade and invention. The opening portion also includes a communication from Professor Thorold Rogers, which underscores the argument that although inventors deserve recognition and compensation, the current patent system unfairly benefits a minority while stifling competition and innovation among the broader public. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869
653 _aPatents
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72096
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