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University of Michigan Law School

Michigan Law Review

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1946

Monopolies

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Recent Developments In Patent Law, Arthur M. Smith Jun 1946

Recent Developments In Patent Law, Arthur M. Smith

Michigan Law Review

The framers of the Federal Constitution shared with Thomas Jefferson his "wish to see new inventions encouraged, and old ones brought again info useful notice." Their concern for the public welfare caused many, including Jefferson, to question the wisdom of using a limited monopoly to encourage such inventions.