Abstract
Attacks on the patent laws and proposals for revi sion of the patent system appear again to have become popular. However, the importance of adequately assur ing the element of time required for the development of a new process or a new machine can hardly be overesti mated. For this affects noy only the individual research worker and inventor but also the continuity of life for the corporate structure.
In "Research and the Patent System," Mr. Rose dis cusses the workings of the patent system. Part I., which follows, deals mainly with its relationship to the indi vidual inventor, and the question of right of access by the newcomer to the technology in a field fenced off by patent claims. Part II., which will appear in the August issue of TEXTILE RESEARCH, will discuss "Patents and the Corporation."
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