The United States Patent Association
Encyclopedia
The United States Patent Association was a non-governmental organization
active in the United States
in the late 19th century. Their purpose was to promote the benefits of patent
s for society. Association membership comprised US patent examiners, patent agents and attorneys
and inventors. Their activities included having meetings, giving public presentations and publishing essays.
Certain promoters of stocks claim that their companies have “patents registered with the Untied(sic) States Patent Association”. This is a meaningless designation because:
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
active in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the late 19th century. Their purpose was to promote the benefits of patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
s for society. Association membership comprised US patent examiners, patent agents and attorneys
Patent attorney
A patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing an opposition...
and inventors. Their activities included having meetings, giving public presentations and publishing essays.
Essays
- Perry, John, S., "A Defence of our Patent System", United States Patent Association, J.R. Osgood & Co., of Boston, Mass., 1875
- Howson, H., "Our Country's Debt to Patents", United States Patent Association, J.R. Osgood & Co., of Boston, Mass., 1875
- Howson, Henry, Sr. “What we owe to patents”, U.S. Patent Association, M'Calla & Stavely, 1874.
Former officers and directors
- Norman C. StilesNorman C. StilesNorman C. Stiles was an American inventor.-Youth:His father was an industrious farmer, a raiser of tobacco, and also engaged in the manufacture and sale of whip lashes, an important article of manufacture at that period...
inventor and founder of Stiles & Parker Press Company of Middletown, ConnecticutMiddletown, ConnecticutMiddletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...
Modern stock scams using the name of the United States Patent Association
- The United States Patent Association does not exist anymore, and
- There is no such thing as "holding patents with an association". Patents are issued by governments only.
See also
- Intellectual property organizationIntellectual property organizationIntellectual property organizations are organizations that are focused on copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property law concepts....
- PatentPatentA patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
- Scams in intellectual propertyScams in intellectual propertyScams in intellectual property or invention scams are a type of scam in which either inventors are lured to pay money for developing an idea but do not follow up on it, or investors pay money for a non existing product or for an invention never to be developed....