In mid-nineteenth century, the British patent system was adjusted in order to be able to face business competition with the expanding American market.

The basis of a system for protecting intellectual inventions was already stated in the U.S. Constitution.

In the American patent system, the idea of protection of individual rights goes against the idea of collective welfare.

The international organization WIPO is responsible for enacting legislation intended to regulate intellectual property in every country.

The British patent system is the oldest one in the world, but it only took the form that we are familiar with today, i.e. protection for inventors, after the seventeenth century.

Before regulation, British monarchs would use the patent system unfairly, thus favoring some people over others, which led to the increase in the prices of goods.

The new class of administrators that emerged from the patent fees system would not agree with the high costs of the patent procedure.

Up to the end of the nineteenth century, not all patents requested would be granted; they had to be approved by the Crown.

It is believed that the outstanding performance of the US industry is due to the efficiency of this country's patent system.

Innovation was one of the criteria required by the committee responsible for examining the applications for patents.