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.
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
|
| 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
ⓘ
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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