That’s a great reference. A number of mainland countries were only able to catch up to Britain in industrialisation by suspending patent law for a while. Lookin

That’s a great reference. A number of mainland countries were only able to catch up to Britain in industrialisation by suspending patent law for a while. Looking back I think it’s obvious that the result of this was hugely positive. This also makes me somewhat sympathetic towards the lack of ip protections in China and other developing economies. Too often the patent system is used to kick away the ladder once one party has gained an advantage.