Category: Politics
Evidence, Speeches, and Papers in its Favour BY Sir WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, C.B.; M. BENARD, Editor of the “_Siècle_” and “_Journal des Economistes_;” Count Von BISMARCK; M. CHEVALIER, Senator and Member of the Institute of France; M. FOCK; M. GODEFROI; Mr. MACFIE, M.P., Director,...
Evidence, Speeches, and Papers in its Favour BY Sir WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, C.B.; M. BENARD, Editor of the “_Siècle_” and “_Journal des Economistes_;” Count Von BISMARCK; M. CHEVALIE...
2. Part 2“That in the opinion of this House the time has arrived when the interests of trade and commerce, and the progress of the arts and sciences in this country, would be promoted by...
3. Part 3“And if they were very cheap, there would be still more obstacles in the way of good ones. I think the expense of Patents should be pretty high in this country, or else, if it i...
4. Part 4“Have you known cases of patentees with a good Patent, and in which there has been what may be called a dishonest attempt to destroy it?—Yes, I have known both on a very large s...
5. Part 5“Then there are cases of disputed claims by rival inventors, which are embarrassing to a department; we do not know who has a claim to a Patent, and sometimes when we buy a Pate...
6. Part 6“Would the absence of Patents for inventions, in your judgment, have any effect in producing secret trades; or have you had any opportunity of judging whether non-patented inven...
7. Part 7“While, in the judgment of the Commissioners, the changes above suggested will do something to mitigate the inconveniences now generally complained of by the public as incident...
8. Part 8“The Patent system, as constituted in all countries where it is established, is a monopoly that outrages liberty and industry. It has consequences that are disastrous, seeing th...
9. Part 9Sir ROUNDELL PALMER, in seconding the motion, said he had long felt convinced that this subject was one of great and growing importance, which it would be necessary at an early...
10. Part 10It would be seen, he thought, from what he had stated, that the public were placed at a great disadvantage in the contest. In dealing with Patent cases in a court of law there w...
11. Part 11A sentimental plea in favour of Patent-right has been set up by some, on the ground that the inventor—the man of thought, as he is called—must be saved from the toils of the cap...
12. Part 12We will quote one example of a thousand from M. Louis Reybaud’s excellent work on wool. Speaking of the wool-carding machines, the learned Academician thus writes: “There may be...
13. Part 13“Economists have too much neglected the first cause of the perpetual subjection of matter to exclusive property. They made property to be derived only from a man’s original poss...
14. Part 14Independently of the general alterations which from time to time completely change the face of any given manufacture, there is no important workshop where some useful notion is...
15. Part 15From a theoretical point of view, it may be taken for granted that the conferring of an exclusive right to profits which may be derived from industrial inventions, is neither wa...
16. Part 16M. HEEMSKERK AZN remarks that continued allusions are being made to reaction. Generally speaking, such allusions are made out of personal motives; but he should very much like t...
17. Part 17M. GODEFROI said:[8] I rise to make some observations on three points in the speech, containing so much that is valuable, delivered by M. Heemskerk. These points are, first, the...
18. Part 18The hon. member further insists upon _his_ interpretation of the Parliamentary debates in England, and names several instances of inventors having acquired wealth. He does not a...
19. Part 19Mr. President,—I rise to call your attention to the late debate on the Patent-Law. This Chamber has frequently expressed its dissatisfaction with the working of the present law,...
20. Part 20The title of this paper says almost all I care to occupy your valuable time with. It speaks of _restrictions_ in the use of inventions. Patents impose restrictions, nay, prohibi...
21. Part 21The present system of Patents must be retained if Patents are to be preserved, and the evils of the system flow directly from it. It is impossible to diminish appreciably the li...
22. Part 22Lord Stanley, though only recommending the matter for the “particular handling” of the Government, inclines, on the whole, to the view that the Patent-Laws do more harm than goo...
23. Part 23We readily grant the second clause of the statement. The number of great and good inventions, by comparison with the obviously trivial claims, is very small indeed; but we altog...
24. Part 24From the difficulty and complexity of the subject, men would do away with Patent-Laws; but the real cause of the agitation against them lies in the enormous development which ou...
25. Part 251. The period of exclusive privileges to continue as at present, unless any publisher demand that it shall be shortened, which he may do any time after the end of the first year...
26. Part 26The proposed International Copyright has an important bearing in this connexion. The object of this copyright is to give to the authors of books, or their assigns, the exclusive...
27. Part 27In the judgment given in the House of Lords, in the case of Boosey’s assumption to the exclusive right of printing the opera of Bellini, the subject of residence in England was...
28. Part 28This Bill of Lord Westbury’s, after having been referred to a Select Committee of the House of Lords, has been withdrawn, but only for the present Session. The reason for withdr...
29. Part 29Patents a Bad Stimulus, 62, 78, 120 an Anachronism, 123, 171, 255 are a Power to Restrain Others, 10, 111, 186 do more Harm than Good, 115, 273 Overtask Inventors’ Time and Powe...