14
Mar
2017
19th Century Congressional Extensions of Patents
Under the Patent Act of 1836, a patent had a 14-year initial term, and could be renewed for seven more years by... Read More
13
Feb
2017
A List of Labels and Other Unusual Copyright Registrations, Compiled in 1859
Although most of the copyright records from before 1870 are held in the Rare Book Room of the Library of Congress, the... Read More
12
Jan
2017
9th Circuit Historical Records and Briefs: the United States v. Groucho and Chico Marx
Essentially every case filed on appeal has a printed transcript and briefs created as part of the appellate rules of most courts.... Read More
10
Jan
2017
Transcribed Proceedings of CONTU
CONTU, or the Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works, was established in 1974 by United States Congress to study issues... Read More
4
Jan
2017
Another Bibliography, This One for Performers/Sound Recordings
A bit ago I posted about the bibliographies the Copyright Office compiled the three bibliographies of design protection produced by the Copyright... Read More
13
Dec
2016
An 1899 Proposal for a Proto-Federal Circuit
Although we tend to think of the idea of a modern appeals court focused on intellectual property issues as a recent phenomenon,... Read More