1st Edition

The Transition of the Patent System

By Yuan Feng Copyright 2025
276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

This book investigates the institutionalized process, basic laws, and evolutionary trends of the patent system based on the analytical model of evolutionary theory and deploying a historical and comparative approach. Unlike traditional scholarship that focuses solely on the analysis of legal texts, this book considers the patent system to be both a historical product and an evolving institution... Read more

Introduction 1. Analysis of basic theories: Theoretical framework of the transition of the patent system  2. Pre-industrial Age: Emergence and development of the patent privilege system  3. Industrial Age: Formation and development of the private right system of patents  4. Post-industrial Age: Internationalization and alienation of the patent right system of patents  5. Technological age: Resurrection or decline of the private right system of patents

Biography

Yuan Feng is an associate professor at East China University of Political Science and Law and a researcher at Renmin University of China. His research focuses on intellectual property law and communication law.