There are numerous history in 50100 objects books out there, but this is the. Under united states law, a patent is a right granted to the inventor of a 1 process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, 2 that is new, useful, and nonobvious. A machine might be based on a patented idea or a book might have ed text. In england such grants took the form of letters patent, issued by the sovereign to inventors who petitioned and were approved. At first blush, shobita parthasarathys patent politics appears to be an historical and.
Grants were also secured to increase the number of books in the law library, and students were sent. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Nus libraries ntu library national library board virtual union catalogue. The first legislation in india relating to patents was the act vi of 1856. Intellectual property law of singapore softcover edition. Professor simon chesterman dean, nus law congratulating the students and their loved ones. Nus subscribed patent database patsnap the patsnap database provides coverage of over 90 countries worldwide, offering full text data from organisations such as the european patent office epo, world intellectual property organisation wipo, america, china, germany, japan. Law class of 1978 grant in conjunction with their 40th anniversary reunion on 15 september 2018, the nus law class of 1978 raised funds to create the law. Records of the patent and trademark office national archives. An historical perspective on software patents university of. The answer intellectual property ip may be surprising, because ip laws are.
We publish asiarelated social sciences and humanities and general nonfiction. Nus undergraduates or graduate students are welcome to apply for associate membership which is valid only during term of study. Framing intellectual property law in the 21 st century. Quacquarelli symonds qs world university rankings by subject 2018. His most recent book is from airline reservations to. A patent is a form of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, selling and importing an invention for a limited period of years, in exchange for publishing an enabling public disclosure of the invention. During the reign of queen anne, patent applications were required to supply a. So, if you are looking for a book that will help you to file for ip protection, without the expense of a lawyer, look elsewhere. Nus press publishing in asia, on asia, for asia and the. It was well organized, but government monographs arent exactly written to put the flesh and blood onto the dry bones of history. Medieval rulers would grant an exclusive right to a monopoly. The author analyzes the ways in which patent holders attempt to.
C j koh law library national university of singapore. The national body representing students both in higher and further education. The official journal of the european patent office oj epo is a monthly trilingual publication of the european patent office epo. Integrating incentives, trade, development, culture, and human rights to mr adrian ee spouse of the late associate professor elizabeth ng siew kuan left. Professor simon chesterman dean, nus law right presenting the book framing intellectual property law in the 2 1s t century. Popular database containing an extensive range of news, business and legal sources. This is a select list of books on patent law available at nus libraries. The fund will be used to aid needy nus law students who have taken, or will be taking up an intellectual property law course preferably patents related at nus law. The emergence of classical american patent law penn law. Nus libraries home national university of singapore. University of singapore nus and her llm with merit from the university.
On august 18, 1787, the constitutional convention was in the midst of a weekslong. Data center in which current and historical data can be searched and downloaded. The history of intellectual property has been subject to much revision in recent years. During the reign of queen anne, patent applications were required to supply a complete specification of the principles of operation of the invention for public access. Patent basics patent search and retrieval patent analysis how to conduct patent searches for medicines.
The clause is the basis of intellectual property laws in the united states, specifically and patent laws. The only other book i could find on the history of the patent office was a government monograph done in the 1930s. Llb bachelor of legislative law course is the most common undergraduate course of legal law education offered by many law. A history of policies and activities dupree commented. The book does not provide enough detailed information about the procedures to enable the reader to do anything, himself. Founded in 1905 as the straits settlements and federated malay states government medical school, nus is the. Databases patents libguides at national university of. In england such grants took the form of letters patent. Life forms, markets, and the public interest in the. Singapores intellectual property law, like that in many other countries. Quacquarelli symonds qs world university rankings by subject 2016. Staff members are invited to apply for ordinary membership. This was sometimes an attempt to raise funds without taxing, although taxes were still imposed. The national university of singapore nus is a national research university in singapore.
Nus traces its rich history to the founding of the straits settlements and federated malay. The patent office languished, but inventors were ever. Books intellectual property law research guides at singapore. Az guide to boilerplate and commercial clauses electronic. Nus law undergraduate brochure 2018 by nus law issuu. Privilege and property open book publishers openedition books. This is an excellent book for biotechnology and business law library.
Singapore statutes online sso current versions and previous revised editions of singapore acts are made available by the attorneygenerals chambers. A05790 registered before 2015 e0246810 registered from 2015 onwards. One of nus law s most anticipated events is the deans list and. Members of the public who are exemployees or alumni of nus. An invention is not new and therefore not patentable if it was known to the public before the filing date of the patent application, or before its date of priority if the applicant claims priority of an earlier patent. In most countries patent rights fall under civil law and the patent holder needs to sue someone infringing the patent. The objective of this legislation was to encourage inventions of new and useful manufactures and to. Nus press is the academic press of the national university of singapore. Intellectual property, competition law and economics in asia electronic resource oxford. Summarizing an address or article, with brief quotations, in a. Main patents libguides at national university of singapore nus. However, if you are seeking an overview of ip law and process, then this may be a good book. It focuses on the three graphmain forms of us federal intellectual propertytrademark, and patent. The c j koh law library has digitised this 5volume set which contains laws that are an important part of singapores legal history.
History of patent law online international llm degree. The national university of singapore faculty of law nus law is singapores oldest and. Pay a quick visit to the nus coop after a lecture or during lunch to check out our wide range of books that come with special discounts for all members. The faculty of law is part of the national university of singapore nus, the oldest tertiary institution in singapore. Society commons, legal history commons, and the social and cultural anthropology commons.
Online version available for nus staff and students only. Patenting medicines was particular popular in the mideighteenth century and then declined. From the foundation of the state to 1927, when the first irish law was passed, there were lacunae in irish law. It contains notices and information of a general character issued by the president of the european patent office, as well as any other information relevant to the european patent. Books written by epo experts on topics ranging from patent law and procedures to intellectual property management and patent strategies. This book centres on the discussion of intellectual property law in singapore. This book is an introduction to intellectual property law, the set of private legal rights that allows individuals and corporations to control intangible creations and marksfrom logos to novels to drug formulaeand the exceptions and limitations that define those rights.