Project Gutenberg 2023-11-11 Public domain in the USA. 244 Macfie, R. A. (Robert Andrew) 1811 1893 Macfie, Robert Andrew 01011099 Recent discussions on the abolition of patents for inventions in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the Netherlands : $b Evidence, speeches, and papers in its favour Abolition of patents : recent discussions in the United Kingdom and on the continent. $aLondon :$bLongmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, $c1869. Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Recent Discussions on the Abolition of Patents for Inventions in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the Netherlands" by Sir William Armstrong is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work presents arguments and evidence advocating for the abolition of patent laws, discussing their implications on industry and commerce in various countries. The book aims to challenge the existing patent system, suggesting that it hampers innovation and benefits a select few at the expense of public welfare. At the start of the work, Armstrong introduces the topic by outlining the severe criticisms that have emerged regarding patent laws. He presents a petition from the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce advocating for the abolition of patents, and he highlights statements from various industrial leaders and economists who assert that patents create monopolies detrimental to trade and invention. The opening portion also includes a communication from Professor Thorold Rogers, which underscores the argument that although inventors deserve recognition and compensation, the current patent system unfairly benefits a minority while stifling competition and innovation among the broader public. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20131121150931macfie 1869 GB Reading ease score: 51.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Patents T Text Category: Politics Category: Economics 809738 2025-09-28T12:13:08.572949 text/html 761316 2023-11-11T18:24:18 text/html 556772 2025-09-28T12:13:20.717351 application/epub+zip 556885 2025-09-28T12:13:10.970952 application/epub+zip 472401 2025-09-28T12:13:09.651924 application/epub+zip 1229924 2025-09-28T12:13:27.501336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1149254 2025-09-28T12:13:19.552386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 686798 2025-09-28T12:13:06.744964 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 666681 2023-11-11T18:24:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16025 2025-09-28T12:13:27.646323 application/rdf+xml 16871 2025-09-28T12:13:10.008928 image/jpeg 2706 2025-09-28T12:13:09.829909 image/jpeg 871438 2025-09-28T12:13:08.634949 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia