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Where does congress get the authority to pass laws related to patents?
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∙ 15y ago
The US Constitution Article I Section 8 authorized Congress "To promote 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"
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∙ 11y agoYes, in theory, Congress can give itself the power to grant patents. In reality, however, it has delegated that power to a government agency known as the "patent office", currently part of the "Department of Commerce."
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