The intellectual property system has a history of at least more than 300 years.
1. The germination of the patent system can be traced back to Europe in the Middle Ages.
2. In 1474, the then Republic of Venice promulgated the world’s first patent law.
3. By the 17th century, capitalist modern large-scale production created by the early industrial revolution gradually developed. New technologies became the most valuable production factors, and calls for the protection of new technologies began to rise. In 1624, the Statute of Monopolies implemented in the United Kingdom is considered to be the world's first modern patent law. It stipulates the subject and object of invention patent rights, the conditions for obtaining patent rights, and the validity period of patents. Among them Certain principles and provisions have been absorbed into the legislation of many countries and are still in use today.
4. Following the United Kingdom, the United States in 1790, France in 1791, Russia in 1814, the Netherlands in 1817, Germany in 1877, Japan in 1885, and Switzerland in 1888 all promulgated it. the country’s patent laws.