Nuvolari and Vasta, 2019
Alessandro Nuvolari and Michelangelo Vasta. 2019. Patenting the Risorgimento: Economic Integration and the Formation of the Italian Patent System (1855–1872). Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook, vol. 60, issue 1, 93-122. Abstract at RePEC; nicely online in full here
Abstract, compressed: In 1864, the patent law of the Kingdom of Sardinia was extended to the newly created Kingdom of Italy. Using our new dataset of all Italian patents from 1855-1872, we compare the patents before and after the 1864 reform regarding (a) nationality and location of filers, (b) their technological fields, (c) the frequency of filing by each one (sporadic versus “systematic” patentees), and (d) the fees they were paying, which were a form of investment. We find that the reform of the patent system increased filings by inventors of the Italian states beyond Sardinia, and of foreign inventors. Thus this policy worked to integrate the emerging Italian state.
Includes estimates associated with duration of patent .
See also Nuvolari and Vasta, 2015 and Risorgimento.
| Original title | Patenting the Risorgimento: Economic Integration and the Formation of the Italian Patent System (1855–1872) |
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| Simple title | Patenting the Risorgimento: Economic Integration and the Formation of the Italian Patent System (1855–1872) |
| Authors | Alessandro Nuvolari, Michelangelo Vasta |
| Date | 2019 |
| Countries | IT, GB |
| Languages | en |
| Keywords | patents, fees, government institutions, commercial law, national discrimination, Italy |
| Journal | Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Economic History Yearbook |
| Related to aircraft? | 0 |
| Page count | 30 |
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