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The Patent Act of 1790 was one of the first federal laws enacted by the initial Congress, to encourage and protect rights in patents.
Its most significant amendments occurred in 1793, 1836, 1870, and 1952.
A patent office was not created by the original law, but was established later.
See also
- NOTE: Prosecution History Estoppel, the Doctrine of Equivalents, and the Scope of Patents, 13 Harv. J. Law & Tec 465, 468 (2000).