Print version: Johnson, Phillip Privatised law reform : a history of patent law through private legislation, 1620-1907. Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2018 ISBN 9781138565555
Includes bibliographical references and index
A history of patents -- Private bill procedure -- The beginnings -- The protection of inventions by enactment -- The non obstante clause and the right to work -- The restriction and regulation of company patents -- The specification and its concealment -- The prolongation of patents -- The grant of parliamentary rewards : an alternative -- Restoration and renewal fees -- Re-dating and priority fights -- The end of private business.