April 10 in American History
President Washington signed the Patent Act, creating a system to protect inventors' rights — a power the Constitution had specifically granted Congress "to promote the progress of science and useful arts." By rewarding invention, the founders deliberately built engine-room incentives for the innovation that would define American prosperity.
In 1790: the first U.S. patent law. President Washington signed the Patent Act, creating a system to protect inventors' rights — a power the Constitution had specifically granted Congress "to promote the progress of science and useful arts." By rewarding invention, the founders deliberately built engine-room incentives for the innovation that would define American prosperity.
President Washington signed the Patent Act, creating a system to protect inventors' rights — a power the Constitution had specifically granted Congress "to promote the progress of science and useful arts." By rewarding invention, the founders deliberately built engine-room incentives for the innovation that would define American prosperity.
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