Jefferson vs. the patent trolls

Matsuura, Jeffrey H., 1957-

Jefferson vs. the patent trolls a populist vision of intellectual property rights / [electronic resource] : Jefferson versus the patent trolls Jeffrey H. Matsuura. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2008. - 154 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-150) and index.

Intellectual property rights today : a chaotic environment -- Jefferson and the value of shared knowledge -- Kindred spirit to scientists and inventors -- The first patent examiner -- Jefferson battles the patent trolls -- Jefferson and the challenges of invention and innovation.


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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Contributions in law.


Intellectual property--United States.


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