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American patent agent '''Munn & Co.''' was recorded as being at address 361 Broadway, New York, N.Y., with registration number 77.<ref>[[Roster of registered U.S. patent attorneys, 1903]], p. [https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Roster%201903.pdf#page=59 55]. In the 1883 roster (p. [https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Roster%201883.pdf 18]) the address was given as 261 Broadway. Could be a mistake or a change.</ref> In 1865 the company's address was 37 Park Row.<ref>[[Munn & Co., 1865, The United States Patent Law]], [https://archive.org/details/unitedstatespat00munn/page/n6 cover].</ref>
 
American patent agent '''Munn & Co.''' was recorded as being at address 361 Broadway, New York, N.Y., with registration number 77.<ref>[[Roster of registered U.S. patent attorneys, 1903]], p. [https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Roster%201903.pdf#page=59 55]. In the 1883 roster (p. [https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Roster%201883.pdf 18]) the address was given as 261 Broadway. Could be a mistake or a change.</ref> In 1865 the company's address was 37 Park Row.<ref>[[Munn & Co., 1865, The United States Patent Law]], [https://archive.org/details/unitedstatespat00munn/page/n6 cover].</ref>
  
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Munn & Co. published ''Scientific American'' magazine from the 1850s or earlier.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/scientificamerican1856scie]</ref> Key people were [[Orson Desaix Munn]] and [[Alfred Ely Beach]], involved in something called the [[U.S. Patent Agency]] and in cross-over promotion of patents using the magazine.<ref>''Scientific American'' "[https://www.scientificamerican.com/page/about-scientific-american/ About Scientific American]", accessed 5 April 2019. "In an era of rapid innovation, Scientific American founded the first branch of the U.S. Patent Agency, in 1850, to provide technical help and legal advice to inventors. A Washington, D.C., branch was added in 1859. By 1900 more than 100,000 inventions had been patented thanks to Scientific American."</ref>
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Munn & Co. published ''[[Scientific American]]'' magazine from the 1850s or earlier.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/scientificamerican1856scie]</ref> Key people were [[Orson Desaix Munn]] and [[Alfred Ely Beach]], involved in something called the [[U.S. Patent Agency]] and in cross-over promotion of patents using the magazine.<ref>''Scientific American'' "[https://www.scientificamerican.com/page/about-scientific-american/ About Scientific American]", accessed 5 April 2019. "In an era of rapid innovation, Scientific American founded the first branch of the U.S. Patent Agency, in 1850, to provide technical help and legal advice to inventors. A Washington, D.C., branch was added in 1859. By 1900 more than 100,000 inventions had been patented thanks to Scientific American."</ref>  
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An example of crossover: Munn & Co. filed [[Patent US-1892-502168]] and then shortly thereafter published "[Publication 1473, 1892, Battey's aerial ship A New Air Ship]" highlighting this invention and noting that a patent had been filed. (This patent was also international filings, with known patent agents in England and France; one wonders if these agencies had special relationships with Munn.)
  
 
The company also published books about patents, inventions, science, etc., including:
 
The company also published books about patents, inventions, science, etc., including:

Latest revision as of 21:50, 28 December 2021

American patent agent Munn & Co. was recorded as being at address 361 Broadway, New York, N.Y., with registration number 77.[1] In 1865 the company's address was 37 Park Row.[2]

Munn & Co. published Scientific American magazine from the 1850s or earlier.[3] Key people were Orson Desaix Munn and Alfred Ely Beach, involved in something called the U.S. Patent Agency and in cross-over promotion of patents using the magazine.[4]

An example of crossover: Munn & Co. filed Patent US-1892-502168 and then shortly thereafter published "[Publication 1473, 1892, Battey's aerial ship A New Air Ship]" highlighting this invention and noting that a patent had been filed. (This patent was also international filings, with known patent agents in England and France; one wonders if these agencies had special relationships with Munn.)

The company also published books about patents, inventions, science, etc., including:

More is on en.wp under the name Orson Munn.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Roster of registered U.S. patent attorneys, 1903, p. 55. In the 1883 roster (p. 18) the address was given as 261 Broadway. Could be a mistake or a change.
  2. ↑ Munn & Co., 1865, The United States Patent Law, cover.
  3. ↑ [1]
  4. ↑ Scientific American "About Scientific American", accessed 5 April 2019. "In an era of rapid innovation, Scientific American founded the first branch of the U.S. Patent Agency, in 1850, to provide technical help and legal advice to inventors. A Washington, D.C., branch was added in 1859. By 1900 more than 100,000 inventions had been patented thanks to Scientific American."
  5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Desaix_Munn

Patents for which Munn & Co. was the patent agent

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