The organization was founded on the anniversary of Thomas Edison’s birth in 1847 by the National Council of Patent Law Associations, now the National Council…
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This Day in Patent History - On January 19, 1878, Thomas Edison patented speaking telegraph (or telephone) in Italy
On January 19, 1878, Thomas Edison patented speaking telegraph (or telephone) in Italy. Although Bell invented telephone first, Edison’s invention of the carbon-button transmitter proved…