In this article we will make a brief historical review of the US Patent Office.
The first national patent system was influenced by Thomas Jefferson in 1790. This was actually added to the US Constitution to protect the inventor's rights. With this, the growth of American companies began. Despite the fact that the original 13 colonies had individual patent laws, this constitutional action was not until the patent system was unified for everyone.
In fact, the contemporary concept of the patent itself was established in the UK in 1449. King Henry VI of that year issued patents to Utawan 's John for stained glass production. The actual history of the British patent system is important for understanding the patent system of the United States, but it is not the focus of this paper. There are many online documents where this information can be found.
In the United States, Congress actually passed several patent acts. One in 1790, one in 1793 and one in 1836. Each act added different things to the patent system as we know today.
In the 1790 patent act affected by Jefferson, all applications of the patent had to be used with the application, regardless of whether they were drawings or prototypes. This is because Jefferson thought that should not be patented.
The patent act in 1793 is in fact a matter of disagreement between Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton that the reason why two inventors filed the same or similar patent filed a duplicate patent clause, 1790 It was a revised version of the patent act of the year. The act in 1793 created a patent board that issues patents. A majority of two thirds of the board of directors composed by the Secretary of State, Attorney General, and President, must issue a patent. This act inherited most of the inventor's complaints that the act in 1790 was insufficient to protect the inventor's rights.
It was not until the patent action of 1836 that the US Patent Office was actually established. The patent office was mainly created for the inefficiency of the other two measures in processing a patent. Henry Ellsworth was responsible for establishing this act. He was also appointed the first chairman of the patent.
Through this process, a system for distributing new patents to all state libraries was created. In this way, it is easy for the inventor to check whether or not a patent has been issued for a specific invention. As a result, the inventor can greatly save the time to apply for a patent that has already been issued and can not be obtained.
Since its beginning there have been many changes at the Patent Office. What used to take a relatively short time takes years to secure a patent. In many cases, patents wait a long time since technology has existed for a considerable period of time. Unfortunately, as the technology advances daily with the current climate, patents are regarded as negotiating chips in court.
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