Patents and Cartographic Inventions

A New Perspective for Map History

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geography, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
Cover of the book Patents and Cartographic Inventions by Mark Monmonier, Springer International Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mark Monmonier ISBN: 9783319510408
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: March 28, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Mark Monmonier
ISBN: 9783319510408
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: March 28, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

This book explores the US patent system, which helped practical minded innovators establish intellectual property rights and fulfill the need for achievement that motivates inventors and scholars alike. In this sense, the patent system was a parallel literature: a vetting institution similar to the conventional academic-scientific-technical journal insofar as the patent examiner was both editor and peer reviewer, while the patent attorney was a co-author or ghost writer. In probing evolving notions of novelty, non-obviousness, and cumulative innovation, Mark Monmonier examines rural address guides, folding schemes, world map projections, diverse improvements of the terrestrial globe, mechanical route-following machines that anticipated the GPS navigator, and the early electrical you-are-here mall map, which opened the way for digital cartography and provided fodder for patent trolls, who treat the patent largely as a license to litigate. 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book explores the US patent system, which helped practical minded innovators establish intellectual property rights and fulfill the need for achievement that motivates inventors and scholars alike. In this sense, the patent system was a parallel literature: a vetting institution similar to the conventional academic-scientific-technical journal insofar as the patent examiner was both editor and peer reviewer, while the patent attorney was a co-author or ghost writer. In probing evolving notions of novelty, non-obviousness, and cumulative innovation, Mark Monmonier examines rural address guides, folding schemes, world map projections, diverse improvements of the terrestrial globe, mechanical route-following machines that anticipated the GPS navigator, and the early electrical you-are-here mall map, which opened the way for digital cartography and provided fodder for patent trolls, who treat the patent largely as a license to litigate. 

More books from Springer International Publishing

Cover of the book Biology of Macrofungi by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Digital Mammography by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Energy and Matter Fluxes of a Spruce Forest Ecosystem by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Differential and Difference Equations with Applications by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Autonomic Road Transport Support Systems by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Too Good To Fail by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Advances in Sustainable and Competitive Manufacturing Systems by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Recapturing Space: New Middle-Range Theory in Spatial Demography by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Implementing Polytope Projects for Smart Systems by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Flip-Flop Design in Nanometer CMOS by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Methods, Techniques, and Best Practices by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Sourcebook in the History of Philosophy of Language by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Automotive Battery Technology by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Engineering in Dependability of Computer Systems and Networks by Mark Monmonier
Cover of the book Decision Support Using Nonparametric Statistics by Mark Monmonier
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy