Venetian Senate

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1474

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Venetian Senate, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Enactment of the Venetian Patent Statute

   1474

   Role: Legislative body enacting the statute

   1. 119 March 1474 · VeniceEnactment of the Patent Statute

      The Venetian Senate enacted the statute on 19 March 1474, establishing the first statutory patent system in Europe.

   2. 219 March 1474 · VeniceDefinition of Patentable Subject Matter

      The statute defined patentable inventions as new, ingenious, and useful devices not previously made.

Sources

1. Venetian Patent Statute Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-18