Title
Patent and Innovation During the Industrial Revolution in England: Reflections on Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795)
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Description
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
Recommended Citation
Liu, Deming, "Patent and Innovation During the Industrial Revolution in England: Reflections on Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795)" (2018). Books & Exhibition Catalogs. 205.
https://ecollections.law.fiu.edu/spak-wedgwood-books/205
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).