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The 19:th century Prussian patent system was one of the best ever: low fees, short terms, high novelty thresholds.
After the war of 1866 it was extended to the new provinces. This research argues strongly that it also led to an increase in innovation!
https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/203662/1/VfS-2019-pid-28285.pdf
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/MaxAndersson/status/1596171086936567809
I assume @Senficon already knows about this. But if not he might find this article about the benefits of the old prussian patent system quite interesting.
#patentreform
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/MaxAndersson/status/1596172590241849344