Events Tagged: "intellectual property"

Venice passes first patent statute - granting exclusive rights to inventors for 10 years, birth of intellectual property law

Statute of Monopolies - patents limited to new inventions for 14 years, foundation of modern patent law

Statute of Anne - first copyright statute, authors' rights for 14 years renewable, birth of copyright

Lord Mansfield protects customary rights in Millar v. Taylor - early intellectual property theory

Unified Patent Court begins operations

Unified Patent Court begins operations