On December 12, 1980, the Computer Software Act of 1980 was enacted. The act allowed patent protection for software code.
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This Day in Patent History - On December 11, 1900, Ronald F Mcfeely patented a shoe making machine
On December 11, 1900, Ronald F Mcfeely patented a shoe making machine …
This Day in Patent History - On December 10, 1898, Leamon G. Souder patented an escalator
On December 10, 1898, Leamon G. Souder patented an escalator. This was the first of the four escalator-style patents issued to Souder, including two for…
This Day in Patent History - On December 9, 1884, L. M. Richardson patented roller skates with ball bearings
On December 9, 1884, L. M. Richardson patented roller skates with ball bearings. This allowed skaters to gain speed with less efforts. This invention transformed…
This Day in Patent History - On December 13, 1892. Nikola Tesla patented system of electrical transmission of power
On December 13, 1892. Nikola Tesla patented system of electrical transmission of power. …
This Day in Patent History - On December 8, 1891, Samuel F. O'Reilly patented the first electric tattoo machine based on Thomas A. Edison’s autographic printing pen
On December 8, 1891, Samuel F. O’Reilly patented the first electric tattoo machine based on Thomas A. Edison’s autographic printing pen. He is known as…
This Day in Patent History - On December 7, 1880, Alexander Graham Bell patented photophone, which allowed for the transmission of speech on a beam of light
On December 7, 1880, Alexander Graham Bell patented photophone, which allowed for the transmission of speech on a beam of light. Bell believed the photophone…
This Day in Patent History - On December 6, 1892, W. Kales patented physician's table
On December 6, 1892, W. Kales patented physician’s table. Patent Information Publication number: US487625 A Patent Title: Physician s table Publication type: Grant Publication date:…
This Day in Patent History - On December 5, 1882, James V. Lafferty received a patent for an elephant-shaped novelty building, popularly known as Lucy the Elephant
On December 5, 1882, James V. Lafferty received a patent for an elephant-shaped novelty building, popularly known as Lucy the Elephant. …
This Day in Patent History - On December 4, 1934, idiosyncratic designer Charles James received a patent for a scarf
On December 4, 1934, idiosyncratic designer Charles James received a patent for a scarf. …