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1 Barbara H. Jibrin; Catherine S. Corry, Government Assistance to Invention and Research a Legislative History 1 (1960)

handle is hein.leghis/invenr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO INVENTION AND RESEARCH-A LEGISLATIVE HISTORY By Barbara H. Jibrin and Catherine S. Corry (Legislative Reference Service) INTRODUCTION The history of the United States, beyond that of any other country, has been a history of the application of new techniques and inventions by its citizens. The pioneering spirit of Americans especially on the industrial front, has allowed us to achieve in less than two centuries what took hundreds and thousands of years to accomplish-in other. countries. It is as true today, as it was in the very beginnings of mankind, that our fate-indeed, our very survival--depends upon the creative talents of our scientists and inventors. So it is a timely moment in history to review how we have been treating the inventor, and to look back at the attempts of the Federal Government to protect and encourage this valuable resource. The Founding Fathers recognized the importance of rewarding the inventor, and provided in article I section 8 of the Constitution that Congress shall have the power To piromote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. It is the object of this report to review some of the important legislation designed to promote the progress of science. part I covers the attempts by the-Government to stimulate.-inven- tion, or suggestions, among its employees. The present-day benefits are the result of over 100 years of court decisions and legislative action to insure the inventor his rights and to provide incentives for creative work. The efforts and contributions of Government em- ployees and the ways developed to stimulate, reward, and protect these efforts, are part of the overall picture. Part 2 sketches the legislative history back of some of the Govern- ment agencies engaged in research and how they deal with patents and other inventions. It also deals with proposals involving inven- tions made in the course of Government-financed research. The National Science Foundation is treated in especial detail both because of its broad range of activities and wide influence, and because of the fact that the hearings and debates on its formation are replete with testimony on the need for, merits of, and risks involved in Federal assistance to science.

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