威尼斯專利法
1474年3月19日威尼斯共和国通過的《威尼斯专利法》(Venetian Patent Statute)是欧洲第一部专利法[1][2],該法也是世界上最早的成文专利法。该法由古代威尼斯語寫成。該法规定,只要是有用的、任何新的、巧妙的、以前没有制造过的装置都可以被授予专利权[3]。
参考文献
- ^ Ladas, Stephen Pericles. Patents, Trademarks, and Related Rights: National and International Protection, Volume 1. Harvard University Press. 1975: 6–7. ISBN 9780674657755.
- ^ Teich, Mikulas; Porter, Roy (编). The Industrial Revolution in National Context: Europe and the USA. Cambridge University Press. 1996: 160. ISBN 9780521409407.
- ^ Kostylo, J. (2008) ‘Commentary on the Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets (1474) (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆)', in Primary Sources on Copyright (1450–1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org