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Why does the law recognize patents?
Patents were designed to reward persons for particular benefits provided to the government and the people with a monoply. Originally, the "benefits" was losely defined and the monopoly was not well connected to the benefit provided. In time the "benefit" to be offered became more narrowly defined to require a teaching about something unknown. The monopoly offered as a reward also became more closely related to the benefit. The inventor received a limited monoply on the subject matter of the teaching (i.e., the invention as described in the claims). The impact of these events still permiate patent law today.
Updated: 11/12/99
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