美國智慧財產的憲法依據

美國智慧財產的憲法依據

翻到美國憲法Preamble：
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
故事從這裡開始，智慧財產也是讓這個國家進步的原因之一

翻到美國憲法Section 8, Article I
提到立法權的範疇（Scope of Legislative Power），當中有一段話：
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;
為了促進科學與有用的技術進展，憲法保障作者與發明人在一個有限時間，在個人的寫作與發現上有獨占的權利

中華民國的憲法同樣也有一些基本保障，但主要是提供獎勵：


資料參考:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html
Evan K. Butts, US patent attorney
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