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- Alexander Donges and Felix Selgert. 2019. Do Legal Differences Matter? A Comparison of German Patent Law Regimes before 1877. Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook, 2019, 60:1, 57-92
- This work compares the patent laws of the Germany states from 1815 and 1876. The laws differed regarding application, approval system, the treatment of foreign applicants, and patent fees.
- States using a registration-only system granted more patents than states with technical examinations.
- Patents per capita increased in Baden, Bavaria and Saxony over this period.
- Patents per capita were steady in Prussia from 1840 to 1872, and at a much lower level than in other states.
- Prussian patent policy explains this difference from the other states. The Prussian patent authority set high barriers to get a patent by applying a thorough technical examination and a strict definition of novelty. The difference is not mainly because of differences in the formal patent laws.
Abstracts and versions are online: Final in Jarbuch, Econpapers/Repec abstract, SSRN 1, SSRN 2 or SSRN DOI, at De Gruyter
| Original title | Do Legal Differences Matter? A Comparison of German Patent Law Regimes before 1877 |
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| Simple title | Legal Differences among German Patent Law Regimes before 1877 |
| Authors | Alexander Donges, Felix Selgert |
| Date | 2019 |
| Countries | DE |
| Languages | en |
| Keywords | patents, Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony |
| Journal | Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Economic History Yearbook |
| Related to aircraft? | 0 |
| Page count | 46 |
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