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Patent and Innovation During the Industrial Revolution in England: Reflections on Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795)

Patent and Innovation During the Industrial Revolution in England: Reflections on Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795)

Authors

Deming Liu

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The article explores the role of patent or lack thereof in Josiah Wedgwood’s business. It first discusses the motive behind his opposition of extension of Richard Champion’s patent and then delves into his defence of his own patent in the dispute with the alleged infringer. It aims to show the incongruence of words and deeds of a tradesman with respect to patents; more importantly, it sets out to demonstrate that the claim of patent as an incentivising measure does not bear out as far as Wedgwood is concerned; rather, it is lack of patent protection that facilitates innovation in his pottery business.

ISBN

https://doi.org/10.1163/15718190-08634P05

Publication Date

2018

Publisher

Brill | Nijhoff

Keywords

Josiah Wedgwood, patent, innovation, Industrial Revolution, Richard Champion

Disciplines

Intellectual Property Law | Law

Comments

Deming Liu, Patent and innovation during the Industrial Revolution in England: Reflections on Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795), 86 Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'Histoire du Droit / The Legal History Review, 404-433 (2018).

Patent and Innovation During the Industrial Revolution in England: Reflections on Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795)

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