Patent Act of 1790
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The Patent Act of 1790 was the first federal patent statute in the United States, establishing a formal system for granting exclusive rights to inventors and laying the foundation of American patent law.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Patent Act of 1790 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8672817 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patent Act of 1790 Context triple: [Patent Clause of the United States Constitution, isBasisFor, Patent Act of 1790]
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Patent Clause of the United States Constitution
The Patent Clause of the United States Constitution is the provision that empowers Congress to grant inventors exclusive rights to their discoveries for limited times in order to promote the progress of science and useful arts.
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B.
Letters Patent of 1787
The Letters Patent of 1787 were a formal legal instrument issued by the British Crown that established the boundaries and governance framework of the Colony of New South Wales in Australia.
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C.
Patent Act of 1952
The Patent Act of 1952 is a foundational United States federal statute that comprehensively codified and modernized the nation’s patent laws, defining standards for patentability and the rights of inventors.
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D.
Tariff Act of 1790
The Tariff Act of 1790 was an early U.S. federal law that established import duties to fund the national government and support maritime enforcement, laying groundwork for the young nation's customs and revenue system.
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E.
Patent of Toleration (1781)
The Patent of Toleration (1781) was an edict by Emperor Joseph II that granted limited religious freedom and civil rights to non-Catholic Christians within the Habsburg Monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patent Act of 1790 Target entity description: The Patent Act of 1790 was the first federal patent statute in the United States, establishing a formal system for granting exclusive rights to inventors and laying the foundation of American patent law.
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A.
Patent Clause of the United States Constitution
The Patent Clause of the United States Constitution is the provision that empowers Congress to grant inventors exclusive rights to their discoveries for limited times in order to promote the progress of science and useful arts.
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B.
Letters Patent of 1787
The Letters Patent of 1787 were a formal legal instrument issued by the British Crown that established the boundaries and governance framework of the Colony of New South Wales in Australia.
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C.
Patent Act of 1952
The Patent Act of 1952 is a foundational United States federal statute that comprehensively codified and modernized the nation’s patent laws, defining standards for patentability and the rights of inventors.
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D.
Tariff Act of 1790
The Tariff Act of 1790 was an early U.S. federal law that established import duties to fund the national government and support maritime enforcement, laying groundwork for the young nation's customs and revenue system.
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E.
Patent of Toleration (1781)
The Patent of Toleration (1781) was an edict by Emperor Joseph II that granted limited religious freedom and civil rights to non-Catholic Christians within the Habsburg Monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
patent law statute ⓘ |
| administrationLocation | Department of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | First United States Patent Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedTo | any useful art, manufacture, engine, machine, or device ⓘ |
| basedOnConstitutionalClause | Progress Clause of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedProvision |
penalties for patent infringement
ⓘ
recording of patents ⓘ requirement to file a specification with the Secretary of State ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBody | Patent Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1790-04-10 ⓘ |
| decisionMaker | Patent Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| didNotProvideFor |
design patents
ⓘ
plant patents ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 1st United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | first federal patent system in the United States ⓘ |
| evaluationCriterion |
importance of the invention
ⓘ
novelty of the invention ⓘ utility of the invention ⓘ |
| firstPatentIssuedUnder | patent to Samuel Hopkins for a process of making potash ⓘ |
| foundationFor | American patent law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedRight |
exclusive right to make the invention
ⓘ
exclusive right to use the invention ⓘ exclusive right to vend the invention ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first statutory basis for patent protection in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| legalArea |
intellectual property law
ⓘ
patent law ⓘ |
| maximumPatentTerm | 14 years ⓘ |
| patentBoardMember |
Attorney General of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor | issuance of letters patent under the seal of the United States ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a formal system for granting patents in the United States
ⓘ
to promote the progress of useful arts ⓘ |
| repealYear | 1793 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Patent Act of 1793 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredDisclosure |
description of the manner of making and using the invention
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specification of the invention ⓘ |
| requiredOath | inventor had to swear to be the true inventor ⓘ |
| requiredStandard | sufficiently useful and important ⓘ |
| scope | utility patents only ⓘ |
| shortDescription | first federal patent statute in the United States ⓘ |
| signedBy | George Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | repealed ⓘ |
| title | An Act to promote the progress of useful Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1790 ⓘ |
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Subject: Patent Act of 1790 Description of subject: The Patent Act of 1790 was the first federal patent statute in the United States, establishing a formal system for granting exclusive rights to inventors and laying the foundation of American patent law.
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