First Patent Statute (Out-of-Scope Background)
- When
- 1790-04-10
- Where
- United States federal government
The Patent Act of 1790 was the first patent statute passed by the federal government of the United States. It is included as sourced background; the passages do not link it to an 1802 State Department establishment.
Passed on April 10, 1790, as Chapter 7 (1 Stat. 109-112), this was the first patent statute passed by the federal government of the United States. The supplied passages support this enactment but contain no statement that it led to an 1802 patent office within the Department of State; any such connection is an inference beyond the evidence.
Sources
- Patent Act of 1790 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
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