Jefferson vs. the patent trolls a populist vision of intellectual property rights /

Matsuura, Jeffrey H., 1957-

Jefferson vs. the patent trolls a populist vision of intellectual property rights / Jefferson versus the patent trolls Jeffrey H. Matsuura. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, (c)2008. - 1 online resource (154 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Intellectual property rights today : a chaotic environment -- Jefferson and the value of shared knowledge -- Kindred spirit to scientists and inventors -- The first patent examiner -- Jefferson battles the patent trolls -- Jefferson and the challenges of invention and innovation.



9780813930398


Intellectual property--United States.


Electronic Books.

KF2979 / .J444 2008