The British Patent System and the Industrial Revolution ...
Sean Bottomley
chances of success in litigation.24 It would also have the advantage of allowing them to retain an element of secrecy regarding the nature of their invention. Certainly, in the first few decades after the specification was introduced, misleading descriptions were frequently submitted, particularly in chemicals. In 1760, for example, David D''Escherny, a doctor of physic, reported a conversation with a London chemist in which D''Escherny ''asked him why the manner of making up and giving ...