William Penn, Royal Governor of the colony of Pennsylvania, issues the Frame of Government of Pennsylvania, Articles 10 and 21 of which,
- Extends to inventors exclusive rights to the use of their inventions;
- Extends to aliens the same rights of inheritance as subjects.
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Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Magna Carta, Chapter 13
ccc-2point0.com/Magna-Carta-excerpts
References:
The Avalon Project : Frame of Government of Pennsylvania – February 2, 1683
avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/pa05.asp
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