| Description |
1 online resource (154 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-150) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
Jefferson was in a unique position to understand the issues of intellectual property rights. As a scientist, author, and inventor, he was a prolific creator. He was also a tireless consumer of others' works. As America's first patent commissioner, he decided which ideas merited protection and effectively created the patent review process. Jeffrey Matsuura profiles Jefferson's diverse and substantial experience with these issues and discusses the lessons Jefferson's efforts offer us today, as we grapple with many of the same challenges of balancing IP rights against an effort to foster creativity and innovation. --from publisher description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. |
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Contributions in law. |
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Jefferson, Thomas. |
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Intellectual property -- United States.
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Intellectual property. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Law.
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Law. |
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Law. |
| Added Title |
Jefferson versus the patent trolls |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Matsuura, Jeffrey H., 1957- Jefferson vs. the patent trolls. Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2008 (DLC) 2008013579 |
| ISBN |
9780813930398 (electronic book) |
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0813930391 (electronic book) |
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9780813927718 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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0813927714 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
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