Do you have an idea that will improve upon an already existing invention? How about an improvement upon the design of a musical instrument? In the 1920’s, Hawaiian music and the ukulele were very popular in the United States. Small, portable, and inexpensive, the ukulele opened the door for regular middle class Americans to learn… See the Full Article
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EARLY U.S. PATENT LAW SYSTEM detecting-lever-737809_1280 The Genesis The patent law system in early colonial America was virtually nonexistent. In 1776, America was an agrarian society. Crops, primarily cotton and tobacco, were traded with England and France for hard goods such as guns and plows. George Washington was troubled by this situation. The economy of… See the Full Article
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The U.S. Patent Office was established as a bureau of the Department of State in 1802 and subsequently transferred by Executive Order to the Department of Commerce, its present location. The name was changed from the Patent Office to Patent and Trademark Office in 1975. During the latter part of the 1800’s, after nearly 500,000… See the Full Article
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