History of Patents
Dahn, F. W. (1921). Colonial patents in the United States of America. Journal of the Patent Office Society, 3(7), 342-350.
Diamond, S. A. (1980). Our patent system the past is prologue. Journal of the Patent Office Society, 62(7), 437-445.
Dobyns, Kenneth W. (1997). A history of the early Patent Offices: the Patent Office pony. Sergeant Kirkland’s, Fredericksburg, VA.
Dood, K. J. (1983). Patent models and the patent law: 1790-1880 (part i). Journal of the Patent Office Society, 65(4), 187-216
Dood, K. J. (1983). Patent models and the patent law: 1790-1880 (part ii conclusion). Journal of the Patent Office Society, 65(5), 234-274.
Walterscheid, E. C. (1996). Early evolution of the united states patent law: antecedents (5 part i). Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, 78(9), 615-639.
Walterscheild, E. C. (1996). The Early Evolution of the U.S. Patent Law: Antecedents (5, Part II). Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, 78(10), 665-685.
Walterscheid, E. C. (1997). To promote the progress of useful arts: American patent law and administration, 1787-1836 (part i). Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, 79(1), 61-79.
Walterscheid, E. C. (1998). To promote the progress of useful arts: American patent law and administration, 1787-1836 (part 2). Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society, 80(1), 11-40.
History of Classification of Patents
Bailey, M. M. (1946). History of classification of patents. Journal of the Patent Office Society, 28(7), 463-507.
Bailey, M. M. (1946). History of Classification of Patents. Journal of the Patent Office Society, 28(8), 537-575.
Compiled by Rob Berry, USPTO Program Office, March 2023
Contributions, John Hutchinson