---
title: "Origin of patent"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of trademark and its interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-11-10  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3198/origin-of-patent  
category: "education, international"  
tags: ["patent", "education", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Origin of patent

![Origin of patent](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9e6a1df9-4121-4e41-ad49-09482885d5ea/images/9694c253-2838-4836-92f8-a50d2d6a0819.jpeg) ![Origin of patent](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9e6a1df9-4121-4e41-ad49-09482885d5ea/images/b160ef1a-7473-4431-b484-b63d4d31fed9.jpeg) The patent system, which began in ancient Greece, granted innovators temporary monopolies, with the first modern system established in 1474 in Venice. ![Origin of patent](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9e6a1df9-4121-4e41-ad49-09482885d5ea/images/e63ee185-0a16-4055-9e00-231803fdaad1.jpeg) By the 16th century, Italian city-states established patent systems in England, France, and Spain to promote manufacturing and commerce innovation. ![Origin of patent](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9e6a1df9-4121-4e41-ad49-09482885d5ea/images/d03ebd45-cd38-4d3e-9a95-794691207544.jpeg) The US passed the first patent law, "An Act to Promote the Progress of Useful Arts," in 1790, which awarded a 14-year monopoly on their inventions. ![Origin of patent](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9e6a1df9-4121-4e41-ad49-09482885d5ea/images/2169b3c9-def6-4f6d-a521-8437c88c9dc4.jpeg) Samuel Hopkins received the first patent under the legislation, for a process of generating potash. ![Origin of patent](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9e6a1df9-4121-4e41-ad49-09482885d5ea/images/65172098-ad7c-45f5-b4dc-a7ad1d90cb09.jpeg) Today, it remains a crucial tool for safeguarding intellectual property and fostering innovation by granting patents for various inventions.

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