The democratization of invention : patents and copyrights in American economic development, 1790-1920 / B. Zorina Khan.

Author/creator Khan, B. Zorina
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Descriptionxvi, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesNBER series on long-term factors in economic development
NBER series on long-term factors in economic development. ^A259916
Contents Introduction -- The patent system in Europe and America -- Patent laws and litigation -- Democratization and patented inventions -- Women inventors in America -- Patentees and married women's property rights -- Great inventors and democratic invention -- Copyright in Europe and America -- American copyright piracy -- Intellectual property and economic development.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004029199
ISBN052181135X (hardback)