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		lagadu on May 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Sealed Garden That Was Watered Once in 53 Years ... The concept of IP didn't exist back then plus he did say the seeds were stolen.

inflatableDodo on May 20, 2019 [–]

In 1848? It most certainly did. First modern patent is probably the system in Florence in the 1400's, but versions of the concept date back to 500BC. First US patent was 1790.

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