The practical accomplishment of novelty in the UK patent system

Novelty is a widespread notion that has not been given commensurate critical attention. This research is an ethnographically-inclined exploration of practices surrounding the accomplishment of novelty in an institution for which novelty is a central notion: the patent system of the United Kingdom. T...

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Main Author: Sugden, C
Other Authors: Woolgar, S
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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