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Institutional Choice & Interest Groups In The Development Of American Patent Law: 1790-1865, Andrew Morriss, Craig Nard
Institutional Choice & Interest Groups In The Development Of American Patent Law: 1790-1865, Andrew Morriss, Craig Nard
Andrew P. Morriss
This paper analyzes the evolution of U.S. patent law between the first patent act in 1790 and 1870, the passage of the last major patent act of the nineteenth century. During most of the nineteenth century, patent law developed in the courts, and instrumental to this development were a relatively small patent bar, a subset of the judiciary, and several repeat parties who played a role in a significant proportion of patent cases. Yet at several junctures, most importantly with the major changes introduced in 1836, but also through minor statutory changes throughout the nineteenth century, Congress intervened to alter …
New Reproductive Technologies And The Inheritance Rights Of Unborn Children, Sharona Hoffman, Andrew Morriss
New Reproductive Technologies And The Inheritance Rights Of Unborn Children, Sharona Hoffman, Andrew Morriss
Andrew P. Morriss
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Judicial Reform, Chris Tweeten, Jean Bowman, Charles Lovell, Mike Mcgrath, Andrew Morriss
Judicial Reform, Chris Tweeten, Jean Bowman, Charles Lovell, Mike Mcgrath, Andrew Morriss
Andrew P. Morriss
No abstract provided.