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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299641003321

Autore

Pretel David

Titolo

Institutionalising Patents in Nineteenth-Century Spain / / by David Pretel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-96298-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Economic History, , 2662-6500

Disciplina

338.0640946

Soggetti

Economic history

International economic relations

Law and economics

Europe - Economic conditions

Economics

Culture

Economic History

International Political Economy’

Law and Economics

European Economics

Cultural Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Institutionalising Backwardness -- Chapter 2: Making the System -- Chapter 3: Organising the System -- Chapter 4: The International Dimension -- Chapter 5: The Colonial Dimension -- Chapter 6: Inventing Late Industrialisation.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the development of the Spanish patent system in the years 1826 to 1902, providing a fundamental reassessment of its evolution in an international context. The Spanish case is particularly interesting because of this country’s location on the so-called European periphery and also because of the centrality of its colonial dimension. Pretel gauges the political regulation and organisation of the system, showing how it was established and how it evolved



following international patterns of technological globalisation and the emergence of the ‘international patent system’ during the late nineteenth century. Crucially, he highlights the construction and evolution of the patent system in response to the needs of Spain's technologically dependent economy. The degree of industrial backwardness in mid-nineteenth-century Spain set the stage for the institutionalisation of its modern patent system. This institutionalisation process also entailed the introduction of a new technological culture, social infrastructure and narrative that supported intellectual property rights. This book is important reading to all those interested in the history of patents and their role in globalisation. David Pretel is Research Fellow at the Centre for Historical Studies, Colmex, The College of Mexico, Mexico. He specialises in the global history of technology, international economic history and the intellectual history of capitalism.