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103 Vermonters in an exclusive patent club
103 residents of Vermont joined an elite group with Abraham Lincoln Mark Twain Lillian Russell Harry Houdini and Hedy Lamarr after patents were granted in 1973. The article notes 54 960 patents issued nationwide in 1973 and stresses patent protections last 17 years while detailing historic inventors and current concerns over weakened patent rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vermont
Abraham Lincoln
Mark Twain
Lillian Russell
Harry Houdini
Hedy Lamarr
U.S. Patent Office
U.S
Patent Office
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Lincoln
Illinois